Fireworks Disposal Planned At Aloha Stadium Saturday
Anyone with unused fireworks can bring them to the amnesty event.
Promising no questions will be asked, state law enforcement officials have scheduled a fireworks disposal event at Aloha Stadium on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“Recent events have clearly illustrated just how dangerous illegal fireworks can be,” said Gov. Josh Green in a press release Tuesday. “Out of respect to those we’ve lost in the Aliamanu incident, I am strongly encouraging everyone to take a pause on fireworks activities, and I am asking everyone with unused fireworks to please bring them to Aloha Stadium this Saturday.”
The release from the Department of Law Enforcement notes that it’s dangerous to store fireworks at home because they can ignite, start a fire and injure people.
Fireworks should be properly disposed of and not thrown away in everyday household rubbish, either, as that can injure refuse workers, contaminate the environment or create other dangerous situations.
“Our first responders have witnessed the tragic consequences of illegal fireworks use,” said Honolulu Fire Chief Sheldon K. Hao. “To ensure public safety, we can no longer ignore or diminish the serious and deadly dangers associated with illegal fireworks.”
The amnesty event offers “a secure way” for people to dispose of their unused fireworks.
“We’ll grab the fireworks and you’ll be on your way to a safer tomorrow. No questions asked,” said Department of Law Enforcement Director Jordan Lowe.
Lowe advised that fireworks should be placed in car trunks or truck beds. At the stadium, enter the lower Halawa parking lot through the lower Salt Lake Boulevard entrance at gate No. 4.
The amnesty event is co-hosted by the Department of Law Enforcement, the Hawai‘i Department of the Attorney General, the Honolulu Police Department, the Honolulu Fire Department, Honolulu Emergency Medical Services, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
