The number of fireworks-­related injuries in Hawaii has steadily risen over the past decade and a half, reaching a 15-year high over the latest New Year’s holiday, according to updated statistics from ...

COURTESY STATE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT Approximately 24 tons of fireworks were seized in a shipping container by the Illegal Fireworks Task Force in February 2023. The seizure consisted of ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Police Department held a press conference Thursday to address a pursuit that occurred on Jan. 1, 2024, as well as the latest in the investigation of the New ...

HONOLULU (AP) -- Hawaii authorities on Tuesday asked lawmakers for $5.2 million to hire eight people and expand a forensic lab to crack down on the persistent rampant smuggling of 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. Most bills trying to address the ...