(a) Any person desiring to set off, ignite, or discharge aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic for a display shall apply to, and obtain a permit as required by § 132D-10, from the county not less than twenty days before the date of the display.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 132D-16

  • Articles pyrotechnic: means pyrotechnic devices for professional use similar to consumer fireworks in chemical composition and construction but not intended for consumer use that meet the weight limits for consumer fireworks but are not labeled as such, and that are classified as UN0431 or UN0432 by the United States Department of Transportation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 132D-2
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Display: means the use of aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic for any activity, including such activities as movie or television production. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 132D-2
  • Display fireworks: means any fireworks designed primarily for exhibition display by producing visible or audible effects and classified as display fireworks or contained in the regulations of the United States Department of Transportation and designated as UN0333, UN0334, or UN0335, and includes salutes containing more than two grains (one hundred and thirty milligrams) of explosive materials, aerial shells containing more than forty grams of pyrotechnic compositions, and other display pieces which exceed the limits of explosive materials for classification as "consumer fireworks". See Hawaii Revised Statutes 132D-2
  • Fireworks: means any combustible or explosive composition, or any substance or combination of substances, or article prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration, or detonation and that meets the definition of aerial device or consumer or display fireworks as defined by this section and contained in the regulations of the United States Department of Transportation as set forth in Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 132D-2
  • Permit: means a nontransferable, formal authorization, valid for a period not to exceed one calendar year from the date of issuance and which a county is hereby authorized to issue under this chapter, to engage in the act or acts specifically designated herein. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 132D-2
(b) The application shall state, among other things:

(1) The name, age, and address of the applicant;
(2) The name, age, and address of the person who will operate the display, and verification that the person is a licensed pyrotechnic operator;
(3) The time, date, and place of the display;
(4) The type and quantity of aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic to be displayed; and
(5) The purpose or occasion for which the display is to be presented.
(c) No permit shall be issued under this section unless the applicant presents, at the applicant’s option, either:

(1) A written certificate of an insurance carrier, which has been issued to or for the benefit of the applicant, or a policy providing for the payment of damages in the amount of not less than $5,000 for injury to, or death of, any one person, and subject to the foregoing limitation for one person; in the amount of not less than $10,000 for injury to, or death of, two or more persons; and in the amount of not less than $5,000 for damage to property, caused by reason of the authorized display and arising from any tortious acts or negligence of the permittee, the permittee’s agents, employees, or subcontractors. The certificate shall state that the policy is in full force and effect and will continue to be in full force and effect for not less than ten days after the date of the display; or
(2) The bond of a surety company duly authorized to transact business within the State, or a bond with not less than two individual sureties who together have assets in the State equal in value to not less than twice the amount of the bond, or a deposit of cash, in the amount of not less than $10,000 conditioned upon the payment of all damages that may be caused to any person or property by reason of the authorized display and arising from any tortious acts or negligence of the permittee, the permittee’s agents, employees, or subcontractors. The security shall continue to be in full force and effect for not less than ten days after the date of the display.

The county may require coverage in amounts greater than the minimum amounts set forth in paragraph (1) or (2) if deemed necessary or desirable in consideration of such factors as the location and scale of the display, the type of aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic to be used, and the number of spectators expected.

(d) The county, pursuant to duly adopted rules, shall issue the permit after being satisfied that the requirements of subsection (c) have been met, the display will be handled by a pyrotechnic operator duly licensed by the State, the display will not be hazardous to property, and the display will not endanger human life. The permit shall authorize the holder to display aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic only at the place and during the time set forth therein, and to acquire and possess the specified aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic between the date of the issuance of the permit and the time during which the display of those aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic is authorized.

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