State officials, including Gov. Josh Green and Attorney General Anne Lopez, unveiled Monday proposed changes to Hawaii’s ...

We want to deter people from doing this. Three hundred dollars will probably send a chilling effect over a lot of young ...

Hundreds upon hundreds of pounds of illegal fireworks were turned in to State officials today and no questions were asked to ...

A Honolulu City councilmember said weak city fireworks laws do not align with state regulations, so there is now a push to ...

Right now, lighting up illegal fireworks or possession of them, is a misdemeanor. That would change to a non-criminal civil ...

An explosion in Honolulu caused by illegal aerial fireworks shooting into a crate with more fireworks killed three and ...

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 ...

Hawaii authorities are asking lawmakers for money to hire eight people and pay for a $2 million expansion of a forensic lab ...

Unauthorized fireworks, often more powerful than legal alternatives, have been linked to numerous injuries and property ...

A New Year’s Eve firework display in a Hawaii neighborhood quickly went wrong after three people were killed and 20 injured ...

"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.

Trying to combat illegal fireworks has been an annual tradition for Hawaii lawmakers in recent years as household use of contraband pyrotechnics causes pervasive harm. Most bills trying to address ...