HCC §17-2-34
What information must be included in a fireworks license application
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section lists the information that must be included in an application for a fireworks license. All applications must be in writing, signed, and include basic details like the applicant's name, address, and age. Additional information is required if the license is for importing, storing, or selling fireworks.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Applications to include
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 all licenses shall be in writing, signed by the applicant and shall include: (1) The date of the application; (2) The name of the applicant as follows: (A) If the applicant is a sole proprietor, the name of the proprietor; (B) If the applicant is a partnership, the name of the partnership and the names of all partners; and (C) If the applicant is a corporation, the name of the corporation and the names and titles of its officers; (3) The address, telephone number, and age of the applicant; and (4) A self-addressed envelope of adequate size and sufficient postage. (b) If the license is to import consumer fireworks, the application shall also include: (1) The address of the importer; (2) The date upon which importation will begin; (3) Class and estimated quantity of fireworks to be imported; and (4) The physical address where the fireworks will be stored. (c) If the license is to import aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic, the application shall also include: (1) The address of the importer; 17-9 SUPP. 20 (7-2026) (2) The date upon which importation will begin; (3) Class and estimated quantity of fireworks to be imported; (4) The physical address where the fireworks will be stored; and (5) Written documentation regarding the proposed display event and related contact information, in a form prescribed by the department, to allow the department to validate the importation of the inventory. (d) If the license is to store, offer to sell, or to sell fireworks, the application shall also include: (1) The date upon which the storage, sale, or offers for sale will begin; (2) The address of the location of the licensee; (3) The address where the fireworks will be stored, and the address where the sales or offers to sell will occur; (4) The name of the proprietor; or (5) If a partnership, the name of the partnership and the names of all partners; or (6) If a corporation, the name of the corporation and the names of its officers. (2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-34
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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