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Hawai‘i Officials Push for Stronger Penalties on $Hawai‘i Officials Push for Stronger Penalties on Fireworks Use Following a deadly fireworks explosion on New Year’s Eve in Aliamanu, the Attorney General of Hawai‘i, Anne Lopez, is pushing for new legislation that would impose harsher penalties for those who import, sell, buy, or use illegal fireworks. The Attorney General’s office is drafting new legislation designed to make it easier to prosecute fireworks offenders. This legislation, still under development, seeks to streamline the legal process, making it more efficient for prosecutors to secure convictions. The proposed legislation would increase penalties for illegal fireworks use, simplify evidence requirements, and broaden the scope for prosecuting smaller offenses. Under current law, fireworks violations typically result in misdemeanor charges or a Class C felony, which carries penalties of up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The new laws would introduce enhanced sentences, potentially raising charges to a Class B felony, which carries up to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine, or even a Class A felony, which could result in up to 20 years in prison and a $50,000 fine. One key provision would target not just major offenders but also those who purchase even small amounts of illegal fireworks. The bill introduces an “infraction level offense,” allowing law enforcement to issue citations to those who buy or set off even a single illegal firework. “Going after the most serious offenders is not going to be what solves the problem,” Lopez explained. “Individuals who purchase fireworks, even in small amounts, the end users, create the illicit market.” Additionally, the new laws would remove the need for weight-related measurements, which have been difficult to use as evidence when fireworks are already ignited. Prosecutors would no longer need expert witnesses or forensic evidence to prove that illegal fireworks were used. Governor Josh Green, who also attended the press conference, stated that the new legislation would allow social media videos to be used as evidence in such cases. More on this at Bigislandthieves.com$

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