STAND. COM. REP. NO.  223-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 2068

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.B. No. 2068 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIREWORKS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to provide the counties with greater authority in controlling the use of fireworks by allowing the counties to enact or adopt more restrictive fireworks laws.

     The Fire Department of the County of Hawaii, Honolulu Police Department, American Lung Association in Hawaii, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  Legislative Information Services of Hawaii testified in opposition to this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2068 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety,

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FAYE HANOHANO, Chair