STAND. COM. REP. NO. 716-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2273

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2273, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIREWORKS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Specify that certain violations of the Fireworks Control Law be considered a violation of noise control rules, which may subject the violator to a citation under the State's noise pollution law; and

(2) Appropriate funds to the Department of Health to assist in the enforcement of these violations.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from Quieter & Healthier Maui, Kihei Community Association, A Quieter O‘ahu, Hawaiian Humane Society, and nine individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2273, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair