Fireworks permits available at Papaikou
Fireworks permits will be issued beginning Sunday at the following locations for the Fourth of July celebration. The sites are: Pinky’s store in Papaikou at 964-5858; Hawaii Fire Administration office at 25 Aupuni St. in Hilo from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Each permit costs $25 and entitles the holder to purchase up to 5,000 individual firecrackers. Permits will be issued to individuals 18 or older and are nontransferable and nonrefundable. Setting off of fireworks is allowed only between the hours of 1 and 9 p.m. on July 4. Permits should be visibly displayed at the site of use on July 4.
Permits are not required for novelties and paperless firecrackers.
Fireworks sales will begin on Sunday and will end at 8 p.m. July 4.
The ban of consumer fireworks on Oahu does not affect Hawaii County.
The fire department will also conduct a collection of unused and unwanted fireworks on July 10. Anyone interested in disposing of fireworks should call the Fire Prevention Bureau at 932-2912 for further information regarding the pickup and drop-off locations.
There will be July 4 public fireworks displays at Hilo Bay at 8 p.m., off-shore of Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona at 8 p.m. and Queens’ MarketPlace in Waikoloa at 8 p.m.
For more information on the purchasing fireworks permits, or tips on the safe use of fireworks, call the Fire Prevention Bureau at 932-2912.