STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2728

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2186

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2186 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 Hawaii State Fire Council, the County of Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety, the County of Hawaii Fire Department, and the Kauai Fire Department.

Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from Hoomanapono Political Action Committee.

Your Committee finds that the fireworks display permit fee has remained unchanged for fourteen years, while the costs associated with processing the permits have risen. Therefore, your Committee believes that increasing the fee is reasonable.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making a technical nonsubstantive change for the purpose of clarity.

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. 2186, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2186, S.D. 1.

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

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair