Hawaii's governor responds to deadly fireworks blast with proposed $300 fines, more prison time
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green on Monday proposed a range of new penalties to crack down on those who flout the state's fireworks laws, nearly two weeks after a fireworks explosion at a Honolulu home on New Year's Eve killed four people and injured about 20 others.
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.
4 dead, more than 20 injured in New Year’s fireworks-related incident in Hawaii
At least two people have died and 22 more people have been injured in a fireworks-related incident in Hawaii in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
Hawaii Fireworks Incident Leaves 3 Dead, 20 Injured
A fireworks-related incident in Hawaii has left two people dead and 22 injured, according to a local news report. The incident took place in Salt Lake-Aliamanu, a neighborhood near Honolulu, and Honolulu Emergency Medical Services have reached the scene, according to Hawaii News Now.
Pressure put on Hawaii lawmakers to stamp out illegal fireworks
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.
Hawaii Legislature will again focus on illegal fireworks
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 this year.
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Hawaii seeks stricter penalties for illegal fireworks
State officials, including Gov. Josh Green and Attorney General Anne Lopez, unveiled Monday proposed changes to Hawaii’s ...
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Illegal fireworks turned in after Hawaii tragedy: ‘It might happen to us’
Hundreds upon hundreds of pounds of illegal fireworks were turned in to State officials today and no questions were asked to ...
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Proposed bill would change Hawaii's fireworks laws
Right now, lighting up illegal fireworks or possession of them, is a misdemeanor. That would change to a non-criminal civil ...
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Fireworks explosion in Hawaii kills at least 3 people, injures at least 20
"This incident is a painful reminder of the danger of illegal fireworks, which put lives at risk, drain our first responder ...
Hawaii law enforcement ask lawmakers for staff and money to crack down on illegal fireworks
Hawaii authorities on Tuesday asked lawmakers for money to hire eight people and pay for a $2 million expansion of a forensic ...
Hawaii fireworks victims remain hospitalized in Arizona
A three-year-old boy on Monday became the fourth person to die of injuries stemming from a massive explosion of fireworks a ...
Trauma surgeon describes NYE fireworks explosion as ‘pure chaos’
A trauma surgeon at the Queen’s Medical Center says the hospital saw 20 to 25 patients in critical condition within 12 hours.