In the wake of the deadly New Year’s Eve incident, state lawmakers are moving to crack down on illegal fireworks.

SB 999 would create civil penalties and asset forfeiture for using or selling illegal fireworks. The measure also proposes to create a community safety education program. >> SB 302 and HB 414 ...

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green earlier this week proposed a range of new penalties to crack down on those who flout the state’s fireworks laws. The state Department of Law Enforcement has asked the ...

Josh Green and state Attorney General Anne Lopez plan to address this legislative session through bills aimed at improving enforcement, increasing penalties and simplifying legal definitions.

HONOLULU — A former guard had illegal aerial fireworks mailed to Hawaii's largest jail where he worked, the state attorney general said Wednesday. Gilchrist Fernandez, a former corrections ...

State lawmakers are pushing for stricter penalties on speeding, which has contributed to nearly half of all highway deaths ...

That raises the death toll in the New Year’s Eve fireworks explosion in Aliamanu, Hawaii to five. According to Honolulu Police, the 29-year-old man died at about 6:40 a.m. HST. The victim’s ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Some wounds suffered by six Hawaii residents flown to Arizona for medical treatment after a deadly illegal fireworks explosion on New Year's are comparable to battlefield ...