#New Years fireworks
Fireworks amnesty disposal event at Aloha Stadium this weekend
The Department of Law Enforcement asks anyone with unused fireworks on Oʻahu to bring them to a fireworks amnesty event at Aloha Stadium on Saturday, Jan. 11.
Police: Man suffers vision loss from New Year’s aerial fireworks accident in Hāna, Maui
Maui police released details from a New Year’s aerial fireworks accident in East Maui that left one man with permanent loss of sight in one eye.
Drivers reminded it is illegal to stop or park on highways to view fireworks
This year to date there have been 93 fatalities on Hawai‘i roads. The HDOT is asking all roadway users to place a priority on safety, so everyone returns home to their family and friends as we close out 2023 and enter 2024.
Maui police to conduct fireworks enforcement during New Year’s weekend
“If it’s illegal fireworks, it’s a Class C felony [and] it’s a $2,000 fine,” said Chief Pelletier, calling it a public safety issue. “Though you may think it’s harmless to fire something off, people lose limbs, we know people burn down houses, and it’s usually the innocent person who is affected.”
Maui New Year’s Eve Fireworks Reminders, Lone Public Aerial Display on Lānaʻi
Fireworks can only be legally set off from 9 p.m. New Year’s Eve to 1 a.m. New Year’s Day. The import, transfer, sale, or use of aerial fireworks without a permit is a Class C Felony.
