HCC §17-2-35
License fees for fireworks businesses and nonprofit exemptions
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section sets the yearly fees that businesses must pay to get a fireworks license in the county. It also explains what a year means, how to pay the fee, and that nonprofit groups can get a fee exemption for one display per year.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Application fees
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) Licensees that plan to conduct business in the County shall pay the following fees for each license, pursuant to section 17-2-31: (1) $3,000 for each importer per year; (2) $2,000 for each wholesaler’s site per year; (3) $1,000 for each permanent or temporary storage site per year; and (4) $500 for each retailer’s site per year. (b) As used in this section, the term “year” shall pertain to the period beginning on April 1 of the year in which the license was issued to March 31 of the following year. (c) The nonrefundable fee for each license shall be made payable to the director of finance and shall be submitted to the department with the application. (d) The department shall provide an exemption from license fees to nonprofit community groups for importation and storage of fireworks or articles pyrotechnic for displays once a year. (2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-35
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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