Honolulu County, HI Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Article 6 of Honolulu's Fire Code (ROH §§ 20-6.1 through 20-6.14) bans fireworks islandwide, with narrow licensed exceptions. Section 20-6.2 makes it unlawful for any person to possess, use, explode, or cause to explode any consumer fireworks; to possess, use, explode, or cause to explode any aerial device, articles pyrotechnic, or display fireworks; or to import, store, sell, keep, or offer or expose for sale any fireworks within the city. Section 20-6.3 carves out exceptions only for people who hold a fire chief-issued license and permit to import, store, and sell display fireworks or firecrackers under §§ 20-6.4, 20-6.12, and 20-6.13, plus flares and signals used by police, fire, utility, and transportation agencies in emergencies, and blank cartridges used for shows, theater, or sporting signals.

Licenses are nontransferable and expire every March 31. Section 20-6.7 separately bans selling or giving display fireworks or firecrackers to minors, and bans minors from possessing, purchasing, selling, or igniting them; Section 20-6.8 makes a parent or guardian who knowingly lets a minor possess or ignite fireworks liable for the same penalties as the minor. Licensed retail outlets must post notice of the prohibitions and penalties under Section 20-6.10, and any property used to commit a violation, along with its proceeds, is subject to forfeiture under HRS Chapter 712A per Section 20-6.11.