City, state take action on fireworks crackdown
GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE @STARADVERTISER.COM An amnesty event held at Aloha Stadium on Jan. 11 brought in a variety of fireworks. At top, illegal aerial fireworks lit up the sky in Honolulu on Jan. 1. 1 ...
Green’s bills go after sellers of fireworks that maim, kill
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM A child’s skateboard sits near a bucket filled with flowers on Jan. 2 in the driveway of a house where a New Year’s fireworks explosion took the lives of four ...
Data Dive: Fireworks Injuries, Deaths Reached 14-Year High On New Year’s
The Salt Lake explosion was only part of a significant increase in fireworks-related injuries across the state, emergency ...
Hawaii fireworks blast victims have injuries comparable to those seen on a battlefield, doctor says
Some wounds suffered by six Hawaii residents flown to Arizona for medical treatment after a deadly illegal fireworks ...
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City Council eyes firework crack down
The Honolulu Police Department said its best detectives are investigating the deadly Aliamanu fireworks explosion that ...
Hawaii’s Department of Law Enforcement director resigns
GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE @STARADVERTISER.COM Department of Law Enforcement Director Jordan Lowe spoke during an update of the Jan. 1 fireworks explosion in Aliamanu at the Governor’s office, on Jan. 13.
Surgeon describes ‘pure chaos’ working on survivors of NYE fireworks explosion that killed 4
Doctors in Hawaii are sharing more details about the number of people who were rushed to the hospital after a New Year's Eve ...
Updates on fireworks survivors as surgeon describes ‘pure chaos’ post-explosion
A trauma surgeon at The Queen’s Medical Center told Hawaii News Now the hospital saw 20 to 25 patients in 12 hours, many in ...
State explores solutions to address illegal fireworks following deadly explosion
State leaders are proposing enhanced penalties and other possible solutions to crack down on illegal fireworks.
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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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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 ...
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3-Year-Old Boy Dies After Honolulu New Year’s Fireworks Explosion, Increasing Death Toll to 4
He is the fourth person to die after the explosion in the Aliamanu neighborhood of Honolulu on Wednesday, Dec. 31. Dr. Jim Ireland, director of the Honolulu Emergency Service Department ...