How the Maui County sale works
- Sale type
- Redeemable deed
- How often
- irregular
- Typical timing
- Irregular — held when the county clears delinquent inventory
- Bidding
- Public auction to the highest bidder for cash; surplus above taxes/costs goes to the former owner
- Minimum bid
- Minimum covers delinquent taxes, penalties, interest and costs
- Payment
- Cash/certified funds at sale
- What you receive
- Tax Deed subject to 1-year redemption
- Owner can redeem after the sale
- Yes
Hawaii rules that apply here
Hawaii is a redeemable deed state, governed by Haw. Const. art. VIII, §3; applicable county tax-sale ordinances (e.g., Maui County Code Ch. 3.48). Owner redemption after the sale: Yes. Read the Hawaii overview →
Questions about this sale
No sale date is on record for Maui County right now. Sales here are usually irregular — held when the county clears delinquent inventory. BackLot re-checks the official sources daily and lists a date as soon as County Department of Finance / Real Property Tax Division publishes one.
Maui County runs redeemable deed sales, administered by County Department of Finance / Real Property Tax Division. What the winning bidder receives: Tax Deed subject to 1-year redemption.
Yes. Hawaii allows the owner to redeem after the sale within the statutory period (Haw. Const. art. VIII, §3; applicable county tax-sale ordinances (e.g., Maui County Code Ch. 3.48)).
Public auction to the highest bidder for cash; surplus above taxes/costs goes to the former owner. Minimum covers delinquent taxes, penalties, interest and costs. Payment: Cash/certified funds at sale.
On the County Department of Finance / Real Property Tax Division site at mauicounty.gov. BackLot links to it and never replaces it: check the notice before you bid.