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§ 17-2-2H AWAI‘I C OUNTY C ODE “Import” (and any nounal, verbal, adjectival, adverbial, and other equivalent form of the term used interchangeably in this article) means to bring or attempt to bring fireworks or articles pyrotechnic into the County or to cause fireworks or articles pyrotechnic to be brought into the County. “License” means a nontransferable, formal authorization, valid for a period from April 1 of the year in which the license was issued to March 31 of the following year and which the department is hereby authorized to issue under chapter 132D, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, to engage in the act or acts specifically designated therein. “Movie” or “television production” means a series of activities that are directly related to the creation of visual and cinematic imagery to be delivered via film, videotape, or digital media and are to be sold, distributed, or displayed as entertainment or the advertisement of products for mass public consumption, including scripting, casting, set design and construction, transportation, videography, photography, sound recording, interactive game design, and post production. “Permanent” means the state of one object being affixed to another object by glue or other means in a manner that the affixed object is intended to not be easily removable. “Permanent fireworks storage building or structure” means a building or structure affixed to a foundation on a site and having fixed utility connections, which is intended to remain on the site for more than one hundred eighty consecutive calendar days in a twelve-month period for the purpose of receiving, storing, or shipping fireworks, but in which no manufacturing of fireworks is performed. “Permit” means a nontransferable, formal authorization, valid for a period not to exceed one calendar year from the date of issuance and which the department is authorized to issue under chapter 132D, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, to engage in the act or acts specifically designated therein. “Pyrotechnic composition” or “pyrotechnic contents” means the combustible or explosive component of fireworks. “Red flag warning” means a weather forecast issued by the National Weather Service indicating that weather conditions associated with the outbreak of wildfire may occur. “Redistribution” means the receiving, separating, consolidating or delivery of fireworks to wholesale, retail, or storage locations. “Shipper” means an entity or person, including a freight forwarder, that is hired for the transport of aerial devices, articles pyrotechnic, consumer fireworks, display fireworks, or fireworks. “State Fire Code” means the current State Fire Code as adopted by the State of Hawai‘i pursuant to chapter 132, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. “Store” means to have or keep in reserve for future distribution or delivery. “Temporary fireworks storage building or structure” means a building or structure that is used for fireworks storage for one hundred eighty days or less in a twelve-month period. “Unit” means one individual firecracker. (2016, ord 16-107, sec 3; am 2023, ord 23-8, sec 2.) 17-2-2 17-6 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.