State lawmakers already have announced their intentions to introduce nearly 500 bills ahead of today’s start of the ...

Hawaiʻi lawmakers who hope to curb the use of illegal fireworks already have several bills drafted ahead of the start of Jan.

Six survivors with horrendous injuries are fighting for their lives following a fatal New Year's Eve fireworks explosion in ...

The measure would categorize less than 25 pounds as a low-level offense, compared to the current weight increments, which ...

Hawaii's attorney general says going after the most serious offenders is not going to be what solves the problem.

State officials, including Gov. Josh Green and Attorney General Anne Lopez, unveiled Monday proposed changes to Hawaii’s ...

State leaders are proposing enhanced penalties and other possible solutions to crack down on illegal fireworks.

Following the Aliamanu explosion, officials are looking to take action against the presence of illegal fireworks.

Right now, lighting up illegal fireworks or possession of them, is a misdemeanor. That would change to a non-criminal civil ...

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green is proposing a range of new penalties to crack down on people who flout the state’s fireworks laws.

Clamping down on illegal fireworks and changing outlaw pyrotechnic behavior will be the early focus of the legislative ...

In response to the deadly New Year's Eve explosion, the state Department of Law Enforcement said it collected more than 500 ...