STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1088

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1237
                                     H.D. 2




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No.
1237, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIREWORKS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to:

     (1)  Allow the counties to regulate the use of non-aerial
          common fireworks through the issuance of certificates
          of use;

     (2)  Require a license or permit for the possession or
          purchase of fireworks; and

     (3)  Make it a misdemeanor to possess, purchase, set off,
          ignite, or discharge aerial common fireworks without a
          license or permit.

     The Legislative Information Services of Hawaii, the
Conservation Council for Hawaii, and several individuals
supported this measure.  The Honolulu Fire Department, the Hawaii
Fire Chiefs Association, the American Lung Association, Hawaii
Explosives and Pyrotechnics, Inc., and numerous individuals
submitted comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical,
nonsubstantive amendments for style and clarity.


 
 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
1237, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1237, H.D.
2.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Finance,



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair