Hawaii law enforcement ask lawmakers for staff and money to crack down on illegal fireworks
Hawaii authorities are asking lawmakers for money to hire eight people and pay for a $2 million expansion of a forensic lab ...
Full-Time Criminal Investigative Unit Proposed To Tackle Illegal Fireworks
The report from the state’s Illegal Fireworks Task Force urges the Legislature to consider creating a full-time criminal ...
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Cultural tradition or deadly risk? Hawaii grapples with illegal fireworks after tragic blast
The New Year’s Day fireworks explosion has left the community grieving and frustrated, but will the tragedy change Hawaii’s complicated relationship with ...
A horrifying accident has Hawaii officials pleading for an end to amateur fireworks shows
In recent years, occasions large and small — parties, Super Bowls, mixed martial arts fights, even Thanksgiving — have ...
Follow New Year's Eve 2025 celebrations around the world
The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first country to ring in 2025, its 133,500 citizens celebrating the new year at 5 a.m. ET on Tuesday.
Hawaii explosion burn victims will likely spend six months to a year recovering in Arizona
All six patients transferred to Arizona are intubated and in medically induced comas, according to the Arizona Burn Center.