STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1092

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   S.B. No. 172

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 172, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIREWORKS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to promote public safety in regard to fireworks by:

     (1)  Requiring the labeling of display fireworks;

     (2)  Imposing certain time restrictions on the use of certain fireworks;

     (3)  Requiring fireworks licenses to provide certain information to the appropriate county fire chief prior to booking shipment; and

     (4)  Authorizing the appropriate county fire chief to:

          (A)  Conduct an inspection of display personnel and sites to determine compliance with the appropriate county code and current National Fire Protection Safety Standards; and

          (B)  Immediately revoke or suspend any permit for display or aerial devices for specified safety reasons.

     The State Fire Council, the Honolulu Fire Department, County of Hawaii Fire Department, County of Kauai Fire Department, County of Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety, and the City and County of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney supported this bill.  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism supported the intent of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Exempting from the time restrictions, fireworks that are used solely as part of a motion picture film or television program production that has been issued a film permit by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 172, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 172, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs,

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair