Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Lee Cataluna: Let’s Look At The Fireworks Problem From A Different Angle
There’s a lot we as civilians can do to keep our kids safe and teach them a better way.
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Honolulu Police Make Third Round Of Arrests In New Year’s Explosion
All four arrested Friday were parents who set off fireworks at the party with their children, according to police.
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Four More Arrested In New Year’s Fireworks Explosion
A total of six people have been arrested in connection with the explosion that killed five people.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Former Guard Admits To Mailing Illegal Fireworks To Hawaii Jail
Gilchrist Fernandez faces up to three months imprisonment for having nearly 95 pounds of aerial fireworks mailed to the facility he was guarding.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Fifth Victim Of New Year’s Eve Fireworks Explosion Dies In Arizona
The 29-year-old man died Tuesday morning at a burn center in Phoenix after being airlifted there earlier this month.
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Honolulu Police Arrest 2 People In Deadly New Year’s Explosion
The two parents let children as young as 1 light fireworks, police said.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Is It Time To Say No To Fireworks In Hawaiʻi? Hundreds Say ‘Enough Already’
Hundreds of Civil Beat readers offer up their fireworks solutions after a deadly New Year’s explosion in the Salt Lake area.
How Honolulu Crime Boss Mike Miske Fed The Illegal Fireworks Market
Miske’s operation sold thousands of fireworks to dealers on Oʻahu between 2008 and 2010.
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Data Dive: Fireworks Injuries, Deaths Reached 14-Year High On New Year’s
The Salt Lake explosion was only part of a significant increase in fireworks-related injuries across the state, emergency room records show.
Honolulu Has Been Struggling To Regulate Fireworks For More Than A Century
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.