HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1696
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO FIREWORKS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the display permit fee, which authorizes licensed pyrotechnicians to conduct outdoor and close proximity fireworks for public or private events or for theatrical or movie purposes, has remained the same for decades. However, the costs of processing, reviewing, and approving display permits have increased.

The purpose of this Act is to ensure the effective administration of the fireworks display permitting process by increasing the fireworks display permit fee from $110 to $300.

SECTION 2. Section 132D-10, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§132D-10 Permits. A permit shall be required for the purchase and use of:

(1) Any consumer fireworks commonly known as firecrackers upon payment of a fee of $25;

(2) Any aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic for the purposes of section 132D-16 upon payment of a fee of [$110;] $300; and

(3) Any consumer fireworks for the purposes of section 132D-5 or for cultural uses that occur at any time other than during the periods prescribed in section 132D-3(1) upon a payment of a fee of $25."

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2023.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Fireworks; Display Permit Fee

Description:

Increases the fireworks display permit fee from $110 to $300.

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