State officials, including Gov. Josh Green and Attorney General Anne Lopez, unveiled Monday proposed changes to Hawaii’s ...
Hawaiʻi lawmakers who hope to curb the use of illegal fireworks already have several bills drafted ahead of the start of Jan.
Legislators are expected to introduce — or reintroduce — bills aimed at intercepting shipments of illegal fireworks coming ...
Hawaii authorities are asking lawmakers for money to hire eight people and pay for a $2 million expansion of a forensic lab ...
Hundreds upon hundreds of pounds of illegal fireworks were turned in to State officials today and no questions were asked to ...
Right now, lighting up illegal fireworks or possession of them, is a misdemeanor. That would change to a non-criminal civil ...
Trying to combat illegal fireworks has been an annual tradition for Hawaii lawmakers in recent years as household use of ...
"This incident is a painful reminder of the danger of illegal fireworks, which put lives at risk, drain our first ...
The deadly explosion has sparked urgent calls from law enforcement and elected officials to reassess how illegal fireworks ...
Possession of over 50 pounds (about 23 kilograms) of aerial or other illegal fireworks in Hawaii is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Takayama noted the law ...