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County in Hawaii, United States

Maui County, officially the County of Maui, is a county in the U. S. state of Hawaii. It consists of the islands of Maui, Lānai, Molokai (except for a portion of Molokai that comprises Kalawao County), Kahoolawe, and Molokini. The latter two are uninhabited. As of the 2020 census, the population was 164,754. The county seat is Wailuku. Maui County is included in the Kahului Wailuku Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Maui County has a quasi mayor council form of municipal government. Unlike traditional municipal governments, the county government is established by the state legislature by statute and is not chartered. Executive authority is vested in the mayor, elected by the voters on a nonpartisan basis to a four year term (with a limit of two consecutive full terms). Legislative authority is vested in the nine member Maui County Council. All seats in the county council have residency requirements, but all Maui County voters may vote in elections for all nine seats regardless of residence. Members of the county council are elected on a nonpartisan basis to two year terms (with a limit of five consecutive full terms). The mayor of Maui County is Richard Bissen, serving since January 2023. Richard Bissen formerly served as a Judge for the 2nd Hawaii State Circuit Court. The parade banner of the county, described simply as "parade banner of the County of Maui", this banner is vertically divided light blue light green light blue, by red stripes, with a seal in the center. The Maui County Police Department provides law enforcement services for the county. The current chief is John Pelletier.

According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2398 square miles (6,211 km2), of which 1162 square miles (3,010 km2) is land and 1237 square miles (3,204 km2) (51.6%) is water. The islands that comprise Maui County correspond to the remnants of the ancient landmass of Maui Nui. The highest point in the county is the peak of Haleakalā at 10023 feet (3055 m). Haleakalā is a shield volcano located on the eastern side of the island of Maui.

Maui County is among the most religiously diverse counties in the US. A 2020 census by the Public Religion Research Institute (unconnected to the official US census) calculates a religious diversity score of 0.867 for Maui County, where a score of 1 represents complete diversity (each religious group of equal size), and 0 being a total lack of diversity. Only eight counties in the US have higher diversity scores than Maui County, four of which are boroughs of New York City.

Hawaii Department of Education operates public schools in Maui County.