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HB508 • 2026

RELATING TO FIREWORKS.

RELATING TO FIREWORKS.

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Sponsor
ICHIYAMA
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide specific details on how funds will be used beyond fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027.

Fireworks Task Force Funding Extension

This bill extends the funding period and operation date for a task force dealing with illegal fireworks in Hawaii.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends the end date of an existing law about illegal fireworks from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2030.
  • Appropriates funds for the illegal fireworks task force for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The state government in Hawaii
  • Law enforcement agencies dealing with illegal fireworks

Terms To Know

Sunset date
A specific date when a law or program ends and is no longer active.
Fiscal year
The period of time used for budgeting and financial reporting, usually from July 1 to June 30.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact amount of money appropriated.
  • It is unclear what actions or changes will happen after June 30, 2030 when the law ends.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HD1

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Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: This amendment extends the expiration date of a fireworks regulation law, provides funding for an illegal fireworks task force, and sets when parts of the act will take effect.

  • Extends the sunset date of Act 67 from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2030.
  • Appropriates funds for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to support the illegal fireworks task force.
  • The amendment text does not specify exact amounts of funding appropriated, only that it is 'so much thereof as may be necessary'.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  2. 2025-02-14 H

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

  3. 2025-02-14 H

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 701) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  4. 2025-02-12 H

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

  5. 2025-02-07 H

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. 2025-01-21 H

    Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2

  7. 2025-01-21 H

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  8. 2025-01-17 H

    Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
Fireworks; Illegal Fireworks Task Force; Sunset; Appropriations ($)
Extends the sunset date of Act 67, SLH 2023, to 6/30/2030. Appropriates funds for the illegal fireworks task force. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Current Bill Text

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HB508

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

508

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to fireworks
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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Act 67, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023, is
amended by adding a new section to read as follows:

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SECTION
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There is appropriated out of
the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of
$ or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 and the same sum or so
much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the purposes of
this Act, including the hiring of necessary administrative support staff for
the task force, operation of the task force, and reimbursement of funds to law
enforcement agencies for task-force-related law enforcement operations, including
law enforcement personnel, overtime and other salary-related payments, charges
for fuel, equipment, and storage and disposal of confiscated fireworks.

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The
sums

appropriated shall be expended
by the department of law enforcement for the purposes of this Act.
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SECTION
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Act 67, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023,
is amended by amending section 5 to read as follows:

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5.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1,
2023, and shall be repealed on June 30, [
2025.
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2030.
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SECTION
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.

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

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Fireworks;
Illegal Fireworks Task Force; Sunset; Appropriations

Description:

Amends
Act 67, SLH 2023, to appropriate funds for the illegal fireworks task force for
FY 2025-2026 and FY 2026-2027 and to extend the sunset date of the Act from
6/30/2025 to 6/30/2030.

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