HB 1769 Summary

• Prohibits the use of consumer fireworks throughout Hawaii, with exceptions only for cultural events authorized by permit.

• Removes the previous allowance for consumer fireworks during specified time periods (New Year's Eve, Fourth of July, and Chinese New Year's Day).

• Requires a $25 permit for purchase and use of consumer fireworks for cultural events, with a limit of 5,000 firecrackers per permit.

• Expands the definition of "cultural" to include religious events in addition to arts, customs, traditions, and history of Hawaii's ethnic groups.

• Prohibits the purchase, possession, sale, and distribution of consumer fireworks to any person within the State, except through authorized permits for cultural purposes.