#Firecracker

There will be no public aerial fireworks display on Maui this year for the Fourth of July holiday, and retailers will not be selling firecrackers, so no firecracker permits will be sold.

The department urged the public to consider leaving fireworks to the professionals, which include two public fireworks displays at midnight: one in Kīhei at a barge offshore of the Grand Wailea Resort, and the other at the Mānele Bay Hotel on Lānaʻi.

Stores selling permit-required firecrackers include: all Foodland stores, including Lahaina Farms and Sack N Save in Wailuku; all Times supermarkets; Nāpili Market; the Golden Dragon tent at the Queen Kaʻahumanu Shopping Center; Pine Isle Market on Lānaʻi; and Misaki’s and Take’s Variety on Molokaʻi.

The Fire Prevention Bureau on Maui began selling fireworks permits on Monday Dec. 23, at their offices off Waikō Road, as well as at county parks permit offices at the Lahaina Civic Center and on Molokaʻi. Permit sales on Lānaʻi begin on Thursday at Pine Isle Market.

By Wendy Osher  Officiails with the Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety are reminding the public to be especially careful this Fourth of July because of the hot, dry and windy weather.  Anyone who plans on using fireworks or supervising children using fireworks should avoid use near dry brush, near fields or around homes.   […]