CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 233

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2025

RE: H.B. No. 1483

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2025

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2025

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1483, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIREWORKS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish various criminal offenses and penalties related to fireworks or articles pyrotechnic;

(2) Amend and establish various definitions and penalties for fireworks offenses, including establishing heightened penalties under certain circumstances;

(3) Incorporate fireworks infractions into the existing adjudication process for traffic and emergency period infractions; and

(4) Appropriate funds.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Providing that the limitation on the number of permits a person may obtain does not apply to permits for aerial devices, articles pyrotechnic, or display fireworks;

(2) Deleting the appropriation; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1483, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1483, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ BRANDON J.C. ELEFANTE Chair	____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair	____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair
____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM Co-Chair