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Introduced
01/21/2025
01/21/2025
In Committee
04/24/2025
04/24/2025
Crossed Over
03/04/2025
03/04/2025
Passed
06/30/2025
06/30/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/30/2025
06/30/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Appropriates funds to the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct fireworks sting operations and establish an explosives and firearms laboratory. (CD1)
AI Summary
This bill addresses the significant public safety risks posed by illegal fireworks in Hawaii by appropriating funds to the Department of Law Enforcement for two specific purposes. First, the bill allocates $500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to conduct sting operations on Oahu to enforce fireworks ordinances and laws under Chapter 132D of the Hawaii Revised Statutes. Second, the bill provides $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2025-2026 to establish an explosives and firearms laboratory on Oahu. The legislative findings highlight the extreme dangers of illegal fireworks, including potential fires, serious injuries, fatalities, environmental pollution, noise trauma for residents and veterans, and the strain on public safety agencies. The bill emphasizes the need for intelligence-led policing and criminal surveillance to deter illegal fireworks use, citing specific incidents like the Aliamanu New Year's Eve explosion of 2024. The appropriated funds aim to support law enforcement efforts to reduce illegal fireworks and protect community safety, with the bill set to take effect on July 1, 2025.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Government Affairs, Justice, Labor and Employment
Sponsors (23)
Terez Amato (D)*,
Cory Chun (D)*,
Rachele Fernandez Lamosao (D)*,
Andrew Garrett (D)*,
Kim Iwamoto (D)*,
Darius Kila (D)*,
Lisa Kitagawa (D)*,
Trish La Chica (D)*,
Michael Lee (D)*,
Nicole Lowen (D)*,
Lisa Marten (D)*,
Scot Matayoshi (D)*,
Tyson Miyake (D)*,
Ikaika Olds (D)*,
Amy Perruso (D)*,
Elijah Pierick (R)*,
Mahina Poepoe (D)*,
Jackson Sayama (D)*,
Gregg Takayama (D)*,
Jenna Takenouchi (D)*,
Adrian Tam (D)*,
David Tarnas (D)*,
Chris Todd (D)*,
Last Action
Act 247, on 06/30/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1350). (on 06/30/2025)
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