HCC §17-2-61
Penalties for breaking fireworks and pyrotechnic rules
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section lists the criminal penalties for breaking fireworks and pyrotechnic rules. It sets different penalties based on the weight of the fireworks and the type of violation. It also covers fines for other violations and possible nuisance abatement.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Penalties
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) Any person who imports fireworks or articles pyrotechnic without having a valid license pursuant to this article shall be guilty of: (1) A class C felony for shipments of up to and including ten thousand pounds gross weight; and (2) A class B felony for shipments of more than ten thousand pounds gross weight. (b) Any person who purchases, possesses, sets-off, or discharges fireworks or articles pyrotechnic without a valid permit or who stores, sells, or possesses fireworks or articles pyrotechnic without a valid license pursuant to this article shall be guilty of: (1) A class C felony if the total weight of the fireworks or articles pyrotechnic is twenty-five pounds or more; or (2) A misdemeanor if the total weight of the fireworks or articles pyrotechnic is less than twenty-five pounds. (c) Any person who transfers or sells fireworks or articles pyrotechnic to a person who does not have a valid permit pursuant to this article, shall be guilty of a class C felony. (d) Any person who commits the following acts shall be guilty of a misdemeanor: (1) Removes or extracts the pyrotechnic contents from any fireworks or articles pyrotechnic; or (2) Removes or extracts the pyrotechnic contents from any fireworks or articles pyrotechnic and uses the contents to construct fireworks, articles pyrotechnic, or a fireworks or articles pyrotechnic related device. (e) Except as provided in subsection (a), or as otherwise specifically provided for in this article or chapter 132D, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, any person violating any other provision of this article or chapter 132D, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, shall be fined not more than $2,000 for each violation. (f) Notwithstanding any penalty set forth herein, violations of paragraphs 17-2-61(a)(1) or 17-2-61(a)(2) may be subject to nuisance abatement proceedings provided in chapter 712, part V, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. (2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-61 17-19 SUPP. 20 (7-2026) Article 3. Fire board of appeals.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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