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Committee amends Honolulu fireworks ordinance to align penalties and definitions with state law

2522883 · March 3, 2025
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Summary

Bill 7 (2025) was amended to CD1 to align city fireworks definitions and penalties with state law; the committee reported the amended bill out for passage on second reading and scheduled a public hearing.

The Committee on Public Safety and Customer Services amended Bill 7 (2025), which revises the city’s fire code on fireworks, to a hand-carried CD1 and reported the bill out for passage on second reading and for scheduling of a public hearing.

Council Vice Chair Kea Aina, the measure’s introducer of the CD1, told the committee the amendment is intended to align Honolulu’s fire-code provisions with state fireworks law and avoid conflicts with the city charter and Hawaii Revised Statutes. “My CD1 is intended…

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