As Oahu prepares for an expected explosive Fourth of July, law enforcement is rolling out new technology and counting on tougher penalties in an aggressive bid to curb illegal aerial fireworks.

Fourth of July is a few days away and now the state will start enforcing new fireworks laws in hopes of eliminating illegal ...

The passage of House Bills 1483 and 550, (Acts 243 and 244, respectively) is a decisive response to the growing concerns ...

By Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Nelson Benigno is struggling every day to ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Nearly seven months after a fireworks tragedy struck in Aliamanu on New Year’s Eve, Hawaii has new ...

Photo courtesy Office of the Governor Gov. Josh Green signs a fireworks bill into law at the state Capitol in Honolulu. To ...

Six months after the deadliest fireworks explosion in Hawaii history, Gov. Josh Green is coming down hard on illegal ...

Another measure signed by Green, House Bill 550, authorizes law enforcement agencies to use video and photographs gathered by drones as probable cause for arrests and charges if the unmanned aerial ...

The Straub Benioff Medical Center today announced the discharge of the last burn patient from the Aliamanu fireworks explosion on New Year’s Day. Charmaine Benigno, a mother of two in her 20s ...

HONOLULU (KITV) — The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) arrested two more people in the ongoing Aliamanu fireworks explosion case. On Sunday, February 23, 2025, at approximately 3:10 p.m ...

A 30-year-old woman critically injured at an Aliamanu New Year’s Eve party when a stockpile of illegal aerials accidentally detonated died this morning. At about 5:59 a.m., the 30-year-old woman ...