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F IRE § 17-2-2 not greater than twelve feet above the ground; illuminating torches; bamboo cannons; whistles; toy smoke devices; wheels; and ground spinners that when ignited remain within a circle with a radius of twelve feet as measured from the point where the item was placed and ignited; novelty or trick items; combination items; and other fireworks of like construction that are designed to produce the same or similar effects. “County building code” means chapters 5, 5A, 5B, and 5C of this Code. “County fire code” means chapter 17, article 1, of this Code. “Cultural” means relating to the arts, customs, traditions, mores, and history of all of the various ethnic groups of Hawai‘i. “Department” means the Hawai‘i fire department. “Display” means the use of aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic for any activity, including such activities as movie or television production. “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.” This term also includes fused set pieces containing components, which together exceed fifty milligrams of salute power. “Fire chief” means the chief of the Hawai‘i fire department or the chief’s duly authorized representative. “Firecrackers” mean single paper cylinders not exceeding one and one-half inches in length excluding the fuse and one-quarter of an inch in diameter that contain a charge of not more than fifty milligrams of pyrotechnic composition. “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. The term “fireworks” shall not include any explosives or pyrotechnics regulated under chapter 396, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, or automotive safety flares, nor shall the term be construed to include toy pistols, toy cannons, toy guns, party poppers, pop-its, or other devices which contain twenty-five hundredths of a grain or less of explosive substance. 17-5 UNOFFICIAL ADVANCE SHEET – Updated on February 11, 2026. Contains sec(s) affected since publication of Supp. 19 (1-2026). Official revision to be published in a subsequent republication of the County Code.