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A bill that would allow law enforcers and firefighters to search the premises of fireworks licensees without a warrant is making its way through the state House of Representatives.
This seizure of fireworks occurred during a routine inspection of goods entering Hawaiʻi. The investigation into the discovery of these fireworks, as well as the investigations of previously seized fireworks, are continuing.
The Illegal Fireworks Task Force seized about 24 tons of display fireworks from a shipping container during a routine inspection Thursday.
“The Illegal Fireworks Task Force is comprehensively examining the entire fireworks environment in Hawaiʻi, including both legitimate industry and the black market,” said DLE smith Deputy Director Jared Redulla.
There were 13,984 firecracker permits sold in 2023 — a comparable number to 13,679 permits in 2022, according to the Honolulu Fire Department.