ROH §20-6.6
Fireworks license fees and how the city spends them
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section sets the yearly license fees for fireworks businesses based on their type and number of sites. It also says the fire department can only use the fee money for audits, education, and enforcement of the fireworks rules.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Fees - Use of revenues
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
The fee for the license required under § 20-6.4 shall be $3,000 for importers, $2,000 for each wholesaler’s site, $1,000 for each storage site, and $500 for each retailer’s site for each year or fraction of a year in which the licensee plans to conduct business and shall be payable to the city. The license fees shall be used solely by the fire department to pay for:
(1) Expenses relating to the audit of fireworks, including the inspection of inventory and storage facilities, maintenance of required records, and the training of auditors;
(2) Expenses relating to education regarding compliance with this article; and
(3) Expenses relating to the enforcement of this article.
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