Police say a sixth person has died as a result of a massive explosion of illegal fireworks over New Year’s in Honolulu ...

A sixth person died Wednesday morning after suffering critical injuries at an Aliamanu New Year’s party when a stockpile of illegal aerial fireworks detonated at 12 :01 a.m. in an explosion that also ...

On the same day that a sixth victim died following the Aliamanu New Year’s fireworks blast, various state Senate committees passed bills Wednesday that would increase fines and penalties for people ...

State lawmakers are grappling with how to crack down on illegal fireworks. Senate Bill 999 would ban all consumer fireworks ...

The igniting of illegal fireworks — many of them aerials normally used in professional fireworks shows — has become increasingly common in Hawaii in recent years. People set off fireworks year ...

The deadly New Year’s explosion prompted Gov. Josh Green to propose overhauling fireworks enforcement laws, including creating $300 citations that police could issue to violators.

Drone footage shows the Jan. 1 illegal fireworks explosion that killed five people and injured dozens on Keaka Drive in Aliamanu. Tem people have been arrested in connection to the blast.

A memo from Honolulu police states they had "allowed their three children, ages 15, 10, and 1, to ignite illegal fireworks." Their youngest child, a baby, was injured in the explosion and was ...

AP Photo/Marco Garcia HONOLULU — Police arrested a total of six people in connection with a deadly explosion of illegal fireworks in a Honolulu neighborhood on New Year’s Eve and confiscated ...

Police said they attended the gathering and ignited illegal fireworks with their two minor children, ages 11 and 9. A 29-year-old man was arrested for endangering the welfare of a minor in the ...