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HI HR50
Resolution
Status
3/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rachele Fernandez Lamosao
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AI Summary
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Urges the Hawaii Department of Law Enforcement to monitor illegal fireworks use at public parks and beaches
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Cites 110 individuals treated in emergency rooms on December 31, 2024 and January 1, 2025, including five fatalities, the highest total since 2010
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References a New Year's Eve 2025 fireworks explosion in Aliamanu, Oahu that resulted in six fatalities as of February 5, 2025
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Notes Hawaii's per-capita injury rate of 4.1 per 100,000 residents exceeds the national average of 2.9 per 100,000
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Points to Oahu's 2011 fireworks ban (Ordinance 10-25) which initially reduced injuries from 79 to 14, though injury rates have since more than doubled between 2011-2012 and 2021-2022
Legislative Description
Urging The Department Of Law Enforcement To Monitor The Use Of Illegal Fireworks At Public Parks And Beaches.
Monitoring
Last Action
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 22
3/14/2025