State lawmakers already have announced their intentions to introduce nearly 500 bills ahead of today’s start of the ...

Hawaiʻi lawmakers who hope to curb the use of illegal fireworks already have several bills drafted ahead of the start of Jan.

Hawaii's attorney general says going after the most serious offenders is not going to be what solves the problem.

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

State leaders are proposing enhanced penalties and other possible solutions to crack down on illegal fireworks.

Following the Aliamanu explosion, officials are looking to take action against the presence of illegal fireworks.

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

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

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 ...

In Hawaii, the use of aerial fireworks requires a permit. “This is a painful reminder of the danger posed by illegal fireworks. They put lives at risk, they drain our first responders and they disrupt ...

HawaiiNewsNow At least four people have died and around 20 others were injured when illegal fireworks blew up in a house in Hawaii almost exactly as the clock struck midnight for New Year’s Day.

As Sydneysiders geared up to celebrate the end of 2024, social media was flooded with videos of illegal fireworks across the suburbs with videos showing displays in Guildford, Punchbowl and Greenacre.