Ways to toughen legal penalties for those caught using illegal aerial pyrotechnics advanced during discussion of a Honolulu City Council fireworks-related measure earlier this month.

An Oʻahu fireworks company got a federal license to import tons of fireworks even though it didn’t have a state license to possess them once they got here.

It’s currently a Class C felony to possess more than 25 pounds of fireworks, which is punishable by up to five years in prison in Hawaii. The enhanced charges could lead to Class A felony ...

Aerial fireworks have been illegal in Hawaiʻi since 2000, and most consumer fireworks except for firecrackers have been outlawed on Oʻahu since 2011. Elefante said that he and other senators are ...

Under SB 302 it would be illegal “to offer, display for sale, sell, or furnish consumer fireworks to any person ... establish an Imagination Library of Hawaii Program to provide one free book ...

The number of fireworks-­related injuries in Hawaii has steadily risen over the past decade and a half, reaching a 15-year high over the latest New Year’s holiday, according to updated ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — In an effort to combat the ongoing issue of illegal fireworks in Hawaii, lawmakers are advancing several bills aimed at curbing the problem. One bill would provide funding for ...

One address on shipping documents in a seizure at Honolulu Harbor is the first in a chain of clues that lead across the ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — By sea or by air, illegal fireworks continue to make their way into Hawaii. But efforts are ramping up to catch them, and keep ships and planes safer in the process. Get Hawaii’s ...

The Aliamanu explosion on New Year’s Day has become Hawaii’s deadliest fireworks-related incident, surpassing a bunker explosion that killed five people. A damaged vehicle from that blast is ...