Two people were arrested Friday in connection with a massive New Year’s fireworks explosion in Honolulu, Hawaii, that killed ...

State lawmakers already have announced their intentions to introduce nearly 500 bills ahead of today’s start of the legislative session, but only one so far addresses the high-profile issue of how to ...

State officials, including Gov. Josh Green and Attorney General Anne Lopez, unveiled Monday proposed changes to Hawaii’s fireworks laws aimed at improving enforcement, enhancing penalties and ...

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green is proposing a range of new penalties to crack down on people who flout the state's fireworks laws ...

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 this year. Shown here ...

Hawaii's diverse population has long celebrated New Year's with fireworks, but in recent years, professional-grade aerial explosives have been growing in popularity even though they are illegal ...

Gov. Josh Green, during a New Year’s Day news conference addressing the tragedy, said proposed new laws to curtail use of illegal fireworks in Hawaii have previously encountered strong pushback ...