HB1305 • 2026

RELATING TO FIREWORKS.

Education

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Sponsor: IWAMOTO, AMATO, COCHRAN, MARTEN, PIERICK
Last action: 2025-12-08
Official status: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation includes details about the content of the educational materials and marketing strategies that are not specified in the official source material.

Fireworks Education and Marketing Program

This bill requires the Department of Education, in coordination with the Department of Health, to develop a fireworks education and marketing program for implementation in public schools and distribution to private schools.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Department of Education (DOE) and the Department of Health (DOH) to work together on developing a fireworks education and marketing program.
Ensures that this program is implemented in all public schools, including charter schools.
Distributes the program materials to private schools.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Education
The Department of Health
Public schools, including charter schools
Private schools

Terms To Know

Charter Schools: Independent public schools that are given more freedom to design their own programs and operate differently from traditional public schools.
Department of Education (DOE): The government agency responsible for overseeing the state's educational system, including public schools.

Limits and Unknowns

It is not clear how much funding will be provided to implement this program.
Private schools are encouraged but not required to use the fireworks safety education materials.
The bill does not specify what kind of educational content or marketing strategies should be included in the program.

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-01-27 H
Referred to EDN, HLT, FIN, referral sheet 4
2025-01-23 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-22 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
DOE; DOH; Fireworks; Education; Public Schools; Charter Schools; Private Schools
Requires the Department Education, in coordination with the Department of Health, to develop a fireworks education and marketing program for implementation in public schools, including charter schools, and distribution to private schools.

Current Bill Text

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HB1305

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1305

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO FIREWORKS
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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The legislature finds that the illegal
use of fireworks poses significant public safety risks in Hawaii, creates
serious injuries and health hazards, strains emergency services, and causes
property damage.
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The legislature also
finds that, historically, public education and marketing campaigns have proven
highly effective in changing public attitudes and behaviors.
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For example, as a result of sustained smoking
cessation campaigns against tobacco use, smoking rates among adults in the United
States declined from forty-two per cent to twelve per cent between 1965 and
2022.
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The legislature believes that a similar
public education effort regarding fireworks safety may create lasting changes
in community awareness, conduct, and public safety.

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Accordingly,
the purpose of this Act is to require the department of education, in
coordination with the department of health, to develop a fireworks education
and marketing program for implementation in public schools and distribution to
private schools.

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Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part II, subpart C to be
appropriately designated and to read as follows:

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Fireworks
education and marketing program.
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The department, in coordination with the department of health, shall
develop a fireworks education and marketing program devoted to fireworks
safety.

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(b)
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The department shall ensure that the program
is implemented in department schools and charter schools.
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The department shall also distribute the
program to private kindergarten and grade schools in the State.
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Chapter 302D, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and
to read as follows:

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Fireworks
education and marketing program.
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(a)
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Each charter school shall implement the fireworks education and
marketing program developed by the department and the department of health
pursuant to section 302A-
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(b)
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The commission shall cooperate with the
department in assisting in the implementation of the program.
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New statutory material is
underscored.

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SECTION 5.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DOE; DOH;
Fireworks; Education; Public Schools; Charter Schools; Private Schools

Description:

Requires
the Department Education, in coordination with the Department of Health, to
develop a fireworks education and marketing program for implementation in
public schools, including charter schools, and distribution to private schools.

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