Maui County (also covers Lanai and Molokai). No county permit; burial-transit permits come from the state DOH Maui District vital records office (54 South High St., Room 301, Wailuku). This is the trickiest area in the state for the 3 nm rule: the Maui Nui channels are narrow, and Molokini, Kahoolawe, Lanai and Molokai all count as land, so many spots between the islands are under 3 nm from something. Plot the position and check distance to every shore before scattering; often it is easier to go out the open side. Nearly all of Maui Nui's channels are inside the humpback whale sanctuary (the core winter calving area); Lahaina and Maalaea boat harbors themselves are excluded from it. Kahoolawe Island Reserve waters (2 nm around Kahoolawe) are off-limits without permission. Molokini is a Marine Life Conservation District. Lahaina (32 commercial permit cap) and Maalaea (29) are DOBOR harbors; Lahaina harbor was destroyed in the August 2023 fire, so check its current operating status with DOBOR.