The year-old state Department of Law Enforcement would get new funding and an increased mandate to crack down on illegal ...

Hawaii lawmakers have bolstered the state fireworks provisions with a handful of successful bills, and not a moment too soon.

Possession of over 50 pounds (about 23 kilograms) of aerial or other illegal fireworks in Hawaii is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Takayama noted the law now ...

Maui police recently seized 107 pounds of aerial fireworks, 95 mortar shells and ... which sent them to its Honolulu office for handling. Post Office officials contacted those involved with ...

Social media posts overnight showed fireworks being set off across wide areas of Honolulu even though sparklers, fountains ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow ... He added that the bill changes the definition of aerial fireworks to make it easier to prosecute. It will also allow law enforcement to cite fireworks offenders ...

The Hawaiʻi State Legislature successfully passed legislation to address illegal fireworks. The bills are headed to Gov. Josh ...

Illegal aerial fireworks light up the sky over Central ... Fire Chief Jeff Murray favors a ban on fireworks, like on Oahu. The only fireworks Oahu residents can set off legally are firecrackers ...

State lawmakers banned all aerial fireworks in 2000, except for official public displays. The Honolulu City Council banned all fireworks except for firecrackers in 2011.