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KCC §22-3.7

Where and how fireworks are banned

Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗

This law bans setting off fireworks in or from vehicles, near hospitals and care homes, on public property, and near places of worship during services. It also bans taking fireworks apart or letting kids use the powder to make homemade fireworks.

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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Pyrotechnic Articles; Prohibited Uses

A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Kauaʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

Unlawful to Set Off Pyrotechnic Articles From or Into Motor Vehicles. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, set off, fire or cause to be exploded any pyrotechnic articles from or into any motor vehicle.Unlawful to Set Off Pyrotechnic Articles in Vicinity of Hospitals. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, set off, fire or cause to be exploded any pyrotechnic articles, in any place within one thousand (1,000) feet of any building occupied by patients at any hospital, convalescent home, home for the aged or animal hospital.Unlawful to Set Off Pyrotechnic Articles on Public Ways, in Parks, Public Beaches, Schools, or Places of Worship During Services; Exception. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, set off, fire or cause to be exploded any pyrotechnic articles on or in any highway, alley, street or other public way, sidewalk, park, public beach, school, school yard, or within one thousand (1,000) feet of any building used for public worship while services are being held therein unless permission be obtained in accordance with Section 22-3.5 or 22-3.6.Unlawful to Remove Pyrotechnic Contents from Commercially Manufactured Pyrotechnic Articles and to Make Homemade Pyrotechnic Articles. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove or extract the pyrotechnic contents from any commercially manufactured pyrotechnic articles. It shall be unlawful for any adult to permit any minor to remove or extract the pyrotechnic contents from any commercially manufactured pyrotechnic article and to use the same in making homemade pyrotechnic articles.
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

The County of Kauaʻi publishes this code through eCode360 and states that it is provided for information only and should not be considered the official version of the Code.

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.