Injuries and deaths due to fireworks over the New Year’s holiday in Hawaiʻi surged to a 14-year high — and that’s before adding in the catastrophic explosion in Honolulu’s Salt Lake neighborhood. Emergency rooms and hospitals in Hawaiʻi treated 110 individuals between Dec. 31, 2024, and Jan. 1, 2025, including five fatalities, the highest since … Continue reading Data Dive: Fireworks Injuries, Deaths Reached 14-Year High On New Year’s