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Several more arrests made in connection to deadly Oahu fireworks incident
The Honolulu Police Department will provide an update into the Aliamanu Firework Explosion incident that claimed the lives of ...
Dad, 29, Dies Weeks After New Year's Fireworks Explosion, Sister Says He 'Fought' for as 'Long as He Could'
A fifth person has died nearly one month after a New Year’s fireworks explosion in Hawaii. Kevin Vallesteros was one of six ...
Hawaii horror as FIFTH person dies in fireworks display gone wrong after boy, 3, killed
A 29-year-old man died from his injuries after he was one of six people flown to a hospital in Arizona for treatment earlier ...
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Fireworks crackdown includes keeping them off planes to Hawaii
By sea or by air, illegal fireworks continue to make their way into Hawaii. But efforts are ramping up to catch them, and ...
Former guard admits to mailing illegal aerial fireworks to Hawaii jail in 2022
In 2022, Fernandez had nearly 95 pounds (43 kilograms) of aerial fireworks mailed to “the very correctional facility that he had a duty to secure,” Lopez said. The case against Fernandez isn’t linked ...
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Fireworks blast pushes hospital capacity
The Aliamanu fireworks blast just after midnight on New Year’s, a mass casualty event, set new precedents in emergency health ...
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Former OCCC corrections officer pleads guilty to fireworks offenses
In November 2024, Fernandez “waived indictment and entered guilty pleas pursuant to a plea agreement.” Nearly three months ...
Fireworks patient in Arizona dies, raising Aliamanu death toll to 5
Arizona’s Maricopa County identified the latest fatality as Kevin Vallesteros, 29. Honolulu police said he died at ...
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Hawaii lawmakers introduce multiple proposals targeting fireworks
State legislators have introduced a new round of fireworks-related bills in the aftermath of the New Year’s fireworks ...