Fireworks Regulation and Enforcement

Hawaii officials are rolling out tougher anti‑fireworks laws and stepped‑up enforcement ahead of New Year’s Eve 2025 after a chain of illegal fireworks explosions at a house party in Honolulu’s Aliamanu neighborhood last year killed six people, including a 3‑year‑old boy, and severely burned more than a dozen others. The new statutes, authored in part by state Rep. Scot Matayoshi, allow police to issue $300 citations to anyone setting off illegal fireworks and impose felony prison time for repeat offenders or those whose actions cause serious injury or death, while the Department of Law Enforcement has increased port inspections, held an amnesty event that collected 500 pounds of illegal fireworks, and begun issuing citations.