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Harris approves Mayor Jeremy Harris has approved emergency rules and regulations that require the public to get permits before buying firecrackers.
city fireworks
regulations
They will be in effect
until the Council can
enact permanent ordinancesBy Gordon Pang
Star-BulletinThe emergency rules were necessary after the state Legislature passed a law requiring each of the four counties to regulate fireworks use, Honolulu fire Capt. Richard Soo said. They will be in place until the City Council adopts permanent rules, he said.
Under the emergency regulations, a person can obtain a permit for $25 to purchase a maximum of 5,000 individual units of firecrackers.
The permits would be good for the New Year's, Chinese New Year and Fourth of July holidays, as well as non-holiday events such as weddings, birthdays and grand openings. Previously, the public $5 was charged for non-holiday permits.
There is no limit on the number of $25 permits that can be issued to an individual purchaser.
Permits are not required for the purchase of common fireworks novelty items such as sparklers and cone or cylindrical fountains.
The new regulations also increased the cost of permits for public aerial fireworks displays to $110 from $25 and make it more expensive to sell fireworks.
Licensing fees now will cost $3,000 for importers, $2,000 for wholesalers per site, $1,000 for storage per site and $500 for retailers per site. Each of those fees previously cost $110.
Licenses and permits can be obtained at the Honolulu Fire Department's Fire Prevention Bureau at 3375 Koapaka St., Suite H-425, Honolulu, 96819. For information, call 831-7764.
City & County of Honolulu
