HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Consumer fireworks remains illegal on Oahu. That's after the Honolulu City Council couldn't get enough support to a bill that would've brought them back. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the latest news "There are 4 aye's, 4 no's, 1 member is absent," said the city clerk. "Thank you bill 22 has failed to receive the necessary 2/3rd vote of the entire membership of the council and shall be deemed finally lost," said council chair Tommy Waters, during the hearing. And with that, bill 22 dies in the Honolulu City Council. The bill would've lifted the city's 14-year ban on consumer fireworks, like sparklers and fountains. Mayor Rick Blangiardi vetoed it. The council was looking to override that veto. "Conditions today are very different than they were before," said Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi. "We certainly wanna respect cultural aspects and that's not what this has been about. This has been about public safety." "We are very grateful for the Mayor for vetoing," said Battalion Chief Pao-Chi Hwang, of Honolulu Fire Department's Fire Prevention Bureau. "We're very grateful to the city council working with us and supporting the Honolulu Fire Department in our position." HFD says the ban has been working saying the number of fire-related injuries, fires, and wildfires have dropped by 70 percent. Wrongful death lawsuit settlement canceled off Council agenda "Our fear is legalizing our consumer fireworks will put ignition sources in thousands of adults and children's hands," said Hwang. "And we believe that's just gonna put a higher risk to our communities." Councilmember Calvin Say - who introduced the bill - and supporters, say the current ban isn't working. "After going through 4 readings, the general public at large began to understand what we were trying to do," said Say. Councilmember Matt Weyer had always opposed overriding the Mayor's veto. But the 3 other no votes - Councilmembers Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, Esther Kiaaina and Radiant Cordeiro - all say what ultimately swayed them was hearing from their constituents and from firefighters. "We want people to use fireworks and other things responsibly, people are woken up almost every night by people that aren't things responsibly, so to expand fireworks now seems a little premature," said Dos Santos-Tam. Both sides agree on a few things - public safety is top priority, illegal aerials are a huge problem, and the debate on fireworks isn't going away. "At this point in time, it's probably gonna come back again for further discussion," said Say. "I think this issue needs a little bit more time and a little bit more study before we can roll out anything further," said Dos Santos-Tam. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the latest news "At think at the end of the day, this is the better argument and we succeeded this time," said Blangiardi.