STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2559

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2484

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2484 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIREWORKS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to raise the fireworks display permit fee from $110 to $300.

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the fire departments of the County of Hawaii, the County of Maui, the City and County of Honolulu, and the County of Kauai.

     Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from one individual.

     Your Committee notes that the administrative costs to process, review, and approve the permits have increased.  Your Committee finds that this measure will enable the counties to recapture their administrative costs relating to issuing fireworks display permits.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2484 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair