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The 29-year-old man died Tuesday morning at a burn center in Phoenix after being airlifted there earlier this month.

The two parents let children as young as 1 light fireworks, police said.

Hundreds of Civil Beat readers offer up their fireworks solutions after a deadly New Year’s explosion in the Salt Lake area.

Miske’s operation sold thousands of fireworks to dealers on OÊ»ahu between 2008 and 2010.

The Salt Lake explosion was only part of a significant increase in fireworks-related injuries across the state, emergency room records show.

The only thing more reliable in Hawaii than the annual explosions lighting up the New Year’s Eve sky has been the failure of politicians and law enforcement to address the issue in any meaningful way.

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

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.

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

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