STAND. COM. REP. NO.  281-14

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1664

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.B. No. 1664 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION FOR FIREWORKS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to protect public health and safety by restricting the storage and redistribution of fireworks to permanent and temporary fireworks storage facilities that comply with county building or fire codes, or nationally recognized standards.

 

     The Hawaii State Fire Council, Honolulu Fire Department, Maui Fire Department, and Kauai Fire Department testified in support of this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1664 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety,

 

 

 

 

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair