HCC §17-2-53
Rules for storing and importing fireworks
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says where fireworks can be stored and how much can be brought in. Storage places must be approved and meet fire and building codes. Importing is limited to a three-month supply, or six months if you put on shows more than once a month.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Importation and storage
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) The facility in which fireworks or articles pyrotechnic are to be stored must: (1) Obtain the approval of the department fifteen calendar days prior to the shipment’s arrival; and (2) Satisfy the requirements of the State fire code, County fire code, and County building code. SUPP. 20 (7-2026) 17-18 FIRE § 17-2-53 (b) Aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic, shall only be imported and stored, if necessary, in an amount sufficient for an anticipated three-month inventory; provided that if a licensee provides aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic for displays as allowed pursuant to this article more than once a month, the licensee may import or store, if necessary, sufficient aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic, for a six-month inventory. (2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-53 Division 6. Enforcement and penalties.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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