Budget Analysis

Spending trends, the fastest-growing budget areas, and the real cost to Maui taxpayers — FY24 through FY27 adopted.

Key Findings

+58.4%

Total budget growth

FY24 → FY27 adopted

$6.56M

New Grants Division

Mayor's FY27 program — all new, $0 prior years

+30.0%

Property tax revenue growth

FY24 → FY27 adopted (+$152.2M)

The Maui County budget grew from $1.02B in FY24 (actual) to an adopted $1.62B in FY27 — an increase of $595.9M in three years.

The Mayor's new Grants Division added $6.56M in FY27 — a brand-new program with $0 in all prior years. Many grants are renewed year after year with no requirement to demonstrate results.

Property tax revenue grew +30.0% from FY24 to FY27 adopted — from $508.0M to $660.2M, an increase of $152.2M. Property tax represents 40.8% of total County Funds — while rate changes cut taxes for homes assessed above $4.5M and raised fees for water, sewer, and refuse.

Fastest-Growing Budget Areas

FY27 figures: verified from individual dept. budget PDFs. FY23 figures: estimates — source PDFs begin at FY24.

FY23 to FY27 adopted — percent increase

Department of Management+183.9%

$33.0M (FY23)$93.7M (FY27)

Department of Planning+106.7%

$5.5M (FY23)$11.4M (FY27)

Maui Police Department+96.1%

$60.0M (FY23)$117.6M (FY27)

Maui County Council+78.1%

$7.8M (FY23)$13.9M (FY27)

Office of Economic Development — Community Grants+75.1%

$18.5M (FY23)$32.4M (FY27)

Department of Public Works+66.6%

$52.0M (FY23)$86.6M (FY27)

Budget Growth FY23–FY27

In millions of dollars

Grants vs. Tax Burden

Parallel growth in grants spending and household tax burden