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HRS §132D-10

Permits needed to buy and use fireworks

You need a permit to buy and use certain fireworks. The fee depends on the type of fireworks. There is a yearly limit on how many permits one person can get, but counties can make stricter rules.

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The statute, as written — Permits

(a) A permit shall be required for the purchase and use of: (1) Any consumer fireworks commonly known as firecrackers upon payment of a fee of $25; (2) Any aerial devices, articles pyrotechnic, or display fireworks for the purposes of section 132D-16 upon payment of a fee of $110; and (3) Any consumer fireworks for cultural uses that occur at any time other than during the periods prescribed in section 132D-3(1) upon a payment of a fee of $25. (b) Each person may purchase a maximum of fifty permits per year; provided that this limit shall not apply to permits issued under subsection (a)(2); provided further that nothing in this section shall prohibit a county from enacting ordinances more stringent than this section for permits issued under subsection (a)(1) or (3).
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§132D-16 Permit for Fireworks Display

§132D-3 When you can legally set off consumer fireworks

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