---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO FIREWORKS LABELING."
description: "Corrects the labeling dimensions for a label affixed to display fireworks from nine inches by nine inches to nine square inches. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 499"
citation: "Hawaii HB 499 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fireworks", "Labeling"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2019-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/afe5bb2c-ac0f-4537-9d08-f8658346c969"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=499&year=2019"
source_hash: "2384dd7e991fb0b81c12f77f395aa9e2490aa097cb82c9be216bb39e8bf834e0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii HB 499 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO FIREWORKS LABELING.

Corrects the labeling dimensions for a label affixed to display fireworks from nine inches by nine inches to nine square inches. (SD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB499** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/HB499_.HTM)
2. **HB499_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/HB499_HD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-18** Pending introduction.
- **2019-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-22** Referred to CPC, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-05-19 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2019-02-05** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Belatti, Cabanilla Arakawa, Cachola, Har, Kong, Mizuno, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Aquino. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-28** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 930) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2019-02-28** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1).
- **2019-03-05** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, Quinlan excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2019-03-07** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 386). `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** Referred to PSM, CPH. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-15** The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-19 1:20PM in conference room 229.
- **2019-03-19** The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Wakai, Baker; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-22** Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1411) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPH.
- **2019-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPH.
- **2019-03-22** The committee(s) on CPH will hold a public decision making on 03-28-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
- **2019-03-28** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, J.Keohokalole, Nishihara, Ruderman, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-04** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1862) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2019-04-04** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-09-19.
- **2019-04-09** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2019-04-09** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 746) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2019-04-11** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2019-04-12** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 804).
- **2019-04-22** Senate Conferees Appointed: Nishihara Chair; Baker Co-Chair; Fevella.
- **2019-04-22** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 950).
- **2019-04-23** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-11-19.
- **2019-04-24** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 855).
- **2019-04-24** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2019-04-24** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).
- **2019-04-25** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 859).
- **2019-04-24** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2019-07-05** Act 185, on 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1287). `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-05** Act 185, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1287). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/afe5bb2c-ac0f-4537-9d08-f8658346c969`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).