Getting a permit for display fireworks

(a) Any person desiring to set off, ignite, or discharge display fireworks for a display shall apply to, and obtain a permit from the fire chief not less than 20 days before the date of the display. (b) The application shall state, among other things: (1) The name, age, and address of the applicant; (2) The name, age, and address of the person who will operate the display fireworks, and verification that the person is a licensed pyrotechnic operator; (3) The time, date, and place of the use of the display fireworks; (4) The type and quantity of aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic to be used; and (5) The purpose or occasion for which the display fireworks will be presented. (c) Liability coverage required. (1) In addition to any other requirements, an applicant for a display fireworks permit must submit to the fire chief evidence of a general liability insurance policy in an amount of not less than $1,000,000. A display fireworks permit may not be issued without evidence of general liability insurance as required by this section. (2) The general liability insurance policy shall cover bodily injury and property damage caused by an occurrence involving the insured or the insured’s servant, officer, agent, or employee in the use of display fireworks. The policy must continue to be in full force and effect for not less than 10 days after the date of the display. (3) Evidence of the liability insurance policy required by this section must be in the form of a certificate of insurance issued by an insurer authorized to do business in the State and countersigned by an insurance agent licensed in the State of Hawaii. The fire chief may require coverage in amounts larger than the minimum amounts set forth in subdivision (1) above if the chief deems it necessary or desirable in consideration of such factors as the location and scale of the display, the type of fireworks to be used and the number of spectators expected. (d) The fire chief, pursuant to duly adopted rules, shall issue the permit after being satisfied that the requirements of subsection (c) have been met, the display will be handled by a pyrotechnic operator duly licensed by the State, the display will not be hazardous to property, and the display will not endanger human life. The permit shall authorize the holder to display aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic only at the place and during the time set forth therein, and to acquire and possess the specified aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic between the date of the issuance of the permit and the time during which the display of those aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic is authorized. (e) The fee for the permit to use display fireworks shall be $110.