Tell Us: How Should Hawaiʻi Handle Illegal Fireworks?
With a new legislative session looming, lawmakers have already started mulling ways to crack down on illegal fireworks.
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O‘ahu residents can turn in unwanted fireworks this Saturday, no questions asked
Saturday's event is hosted by DLE, the Hawai‘i Department of the Attorney General, the Honolulu Police Department, the ...
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Explosive Enforcement Unit is proposed to combat illegal fireworks
The state Department of Law Enforcement plans to take action in tackling the ongoing issue of illegal fireworks by proposing ...
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State to hold fireworks amnesty event Saturday at Aloha Stadium
The state Department of Law Enforcement urges residents to safely dispose of unused fireworks Saturday during a fireworks ...
3-year-old boy dies from Honolulu fireworks explosion injuries, raising toll to 4
The U.S. military flew six of the injured to Phoenix for treatment on Saturday because Hawaii’s lone burn unit doesn’t have ...
Hawaii fireworks explosion victims flown to Arizona center by US military, officials say
The six victims are in their 20s and 30s, and all have extensive burns, according to Dr. Kevin Foster, director of the Arizona Burn Center.
Growing memorial for fireworks blast victims as state health workers help neighborhood
Department of Health social workers have been going to door to door in the neighborhood. Social workers say the people who live right across the street from the explosion told them they have to move ...
A horrifying accident has Hawaii officials pleading for an end to amateur fireworks shows
Three women died and 20 people, including children, were hurt Tuesday after a lit bundle of mortar-style aerials tipped over and shot into crates of unlit fireworks.
Deadly Hawaii fireworks blast was ‘worst call’ of official’s career
An explosion in Honolulu caused by illegal aerial fireworks shooting into a crate with more fireworks killed three and critically injured 20, police said.