Big Island firecracker permits on sale June 29 through July 4
Permits for July 4 firecrackers will sell at four Big Island locations starting June 29. Adults 18 and older can buy one $25 permit for up to 5,000 firecrackers.
Firecracker permits will go on sale Monday, June 29, at TNT tents in Hilo, Kona, Keaau and Waimea, and the Hawaii Fire Department will keep sales open through 8 p.m. Saturday, July 4. The permit is the first thing Big Island households need if they plan to buy firecrackers for the holiday, and sales are limited to adults 18 and older.
The county set the permit price at $25, with each permit allowing the purchase of up to 5,000 individual firecrackers. Permits are non-transferable and non-refundable, and they are not required for novelties or paperless firecrackers. Sales locations will be the Safeway and Walmart parking lots in Hilo, the Greenhouse Specialist parking lot in Keaau, the Walmart parking lot in Kona and the Bikes Hawaii parking lot in Waimea.
Even with a permit in hand, the fireworks themselves can only be set off during the approved July 4 window, from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Aerial luminary devices such as sky lanterns and Hawaii lanterns may not be bought, sold, possessed or set off. Anyone who has one of those devices and wants to dispose of it under amnesty can contact Fireworks Auditor William Aiona at fireprevention@hawaii.gov or 808-932-2911.
Fireworks are barred near hospitals, nursing homes, schools, churches during services, roads, parks and vehicles. No one may remove pyrotechnic contents, give fireworks to minors or use them outside the legal time window. Keep water or a fire extinguisher nearby and wet down dry brush before lighting anything off.
Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 132D and Hawaii County Code Chapter 14, Article 5 set the rules for the holiday sales period. The County of Hawaii Department of Parks and Recreation has scheduled a car show, parade, live music and fireworks for the 2026 celebrations in Hilo and Kailua-Kona.
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