Governor proposes $300 fines, longer prison sentences to deter illegal fireworks
The measure would categorize less than 25 pounds as a low-level offense, compared to the current weight increments, which have been hard to prove in court. The legislation would also increase the penalties for those who seriously injure or kill someone while using illegal fireworks.
State lawmakers already have announced their intentions to introduce nearly 500 bills ahead of today’s start of the ...
The six victims are in their 20s and 30s, and all have extensive burns, according to Dr. Kevin Foster, director of the ...
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Illegal fireworks turned in after Hawaii tragedy: ‘It might happen to us’Hundreds upon hundreds of pounds of illegal fireworks were turned in to State officials today and no questions were asked to ...
Hawaii authorities are asking lawmakers for money to hire eight people and pay for a $2 million expansion of a forensic lab ...
State officials, including Gov. Josh Green and Attorney General Anne Lopez, unveiled Monday proposed changes to Hawaii’s fireworks laws aimed at improving enforcement, enhancing penalties and ...
Right now, lighting up illegal fireworks or possession of them, is a misdemeanor. That would change to a non-criminal civil ...
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Hawaii State fireworks laws misaligned with Honolulu City ordinancesA Honolulu City councilmember said weak city fireworks laws do not align with state regulations, so there is now a push to ...
A trauma surgeon at The Queen’s Medical Center told Hawaii News Now the hospital saw 20 to 25 patients in 12 hours, many in ...
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