STAND. COM. REP. NO.  742-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2642

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2642, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIREWORKS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to address the State's fireworks law by, among other things:

 

     (1)  Exempting licensees who provide proof of ownership of an approved fireworks storage facility, accurate recordkeeping and auditing procedures, and the production of at least twelve displays with the last twelve calendar months from provisions relating to the importation of aerial devices, display fireworks, and articles pyrotechnic for display;

 

     (2)  Amending the requirements of licensees with respect to required notifications; and

 

     (3)  Specifying additional labeling requirements and procedures for display fireworks and requiring that the labeling be attached no later than fifteen days after importation into the State.

 

     The State Fire Council, Honolulu Fire Department, County of Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety, Kauai Fire Department, and Hawaii Fire Department provided comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Requiring that a licensee provide proof of a licensed fireworks storage facility rather than proof of ownership of an approved fireworks storage facility to be exempt from provisions relating to the importation of aerial devices, display fireworks, and articles pyrotechnic for display; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     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. 2642, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2642, H.D. 2.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair