GEORGE F. LEE / JAN. 1, 2022 Hawaii lawmakers are expected to focus on clamping down on illegal fireworks in the 2025 legislature session after the deaths of five people during New Year’s celebrations ...

The case centered around a correction officer suspected of having illegal fireworks shipped to the jail under inmates' names.

In 2022, the Legislature passed a bill that ... is a huge failure in deterring people from violating Hawaii fireworks laws. “That’s a major problem,” Espero said. “Right now I haven ...

The illegal fireworks trade in Hawaiʻi is out of control, and the criminals are winning this war. The sad and tragic Salt ...

Charmaine Doran, the vice-chair of the neighborhood board in Pearl City, northwest of Honolulu, called the notion that fireworks are part of Hawaii culture a misconception: “They have been ...

"This incident is a painful reminder of the danger of illegal fireworks, which put lives at risk, drain our first responder resources, and disrupt our communities," Blangiardi said. Hawaii Gov.

Hawaii lawmakers are expected to ... Shown here, illegal fireworks near Punchbowl herald the new year of 2022. “I’m Asian and my family gets permits every year,” Matayoshi said.

HONOLULU — In recent years, occasions large and small - parties, Super Bowls, mixed martial arts fights, even Thanksgiving - have provided a reason for residents across Hawaii to set off illegal ...