Hawaiʻi Fireworks News: Investigative Reporting

Hawaiʻi’s Illegal Fireworks Laws Aren’t Working. Is That About To Change?

Matthew Leonard — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:01:00 +0000

Changes to legislation proposed Monday would make it easier for prosecutors to convict those charged with fireworks-related crimes.

‘It’s Out Of Hand’: Fireworks Amnesty Event Collects Scores Of Unused Explosives

Madeleine Valera — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 02:45:32 +0000

In response to the deadly New Year's Eve explosion, the state Department of Law Enforcement said it collected more than 500 pounds of illegal fireworks.

Neal Milner: Illegal Fireworks Won’t Stop Until Neighbors Take Action

Richard Wiens — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:01:00 +0000

Tougher laws won't do the trick. It's time to approach fireworks the same way we do public health education.

Tell Us: How Should Hawaiʻi Handle Illegal Fireworks?

Courtney Teague — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:01:00 +0000

Love them or hate them, we want to hear your ideas as we continue to report on this divisive issue.

Fireworks Come To Hawaiʻi On Passenger Jets ‘Almost Daily’

Blaze Lovell — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:01:00 +0000

Shipments of illegal fireworks sent via the U.S. Postal Service have been seized on commercial flights.

Woman Killed In Honolulu Fireworks Explosion Is Identified

Madeleine Valera — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 01:05:59 +0000

Carmelita Benigno, 61, is the fourth victim to be identified.

Full-Time Criminal Investigative Unit Proposed To Tackle Illegal Fireworks

Chad Blair — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:01:00 +0000

A task force that began its work long before the recent tragedy in Salt Lake also recommends a unified fireworks permitting system in Hawaiʻi and $2 million for a new firearms and explosives lab.

Fireworks Burn Patients Stable In Arizona As Blast Death Toll Rises To 4

Madeleine Valera — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:53:31 +0000

City officials said a 3-year-old boy injured in the New Year's Eve explosion died at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children on Monday morning.

3-Year-Old Boy Is 4th Victim Of Honolulu Fireworks Explosion, Police Say

Madeleine Valera — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:33:37 +0000

UPDATE: City officials identified the child as Cassius Ramos-Benigno.

Too Many To Handle: Fireworks Tragedy Overwhelms Hawaiʻi’s Medical System

Brittany Lyte — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 03:54:05 +0000

More people needed specialized care for burns from the Salt Lake blast than from the Maui wildfires.