HCC §17-2-33
How to apply for a fireworks license
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section explains how to get a license for fireworks and similar items. You can pick up an application at the county department, and you must turn it in at least 45 days before you start your activity. The department can say no if you don't meet the rules or if your activity is unsafe or a big problem for the public.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — License application process
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) Applications for licenses to import, store, offer to sell, or sell, at wholesale or retail, aerial devices, consumer fireworks, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic, or applications for licenses to possess aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic within the County may be obtained at the department. (b) Completed applications for licenses may be delivered during business hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or mailed to the department. (c) Applications for all licenses shall be submitted to the department at least forty-five calendar days from the date on which importing, storage, wholesaling or retailing activities would begin. (d) The department may deny an application for a license if the applicant is not in compliance with the requirements of this article or chapter 132D, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes or if the proposed use or activity presents a substantial inconvenience to the public or an unreasonable fire or safety hazard. Licenses or denials of license applications will be mailed to the applicant by the department. (2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-33
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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