In recent years, occasions large and small — parties, Super Bowls, mixed martial arts fights, even Thanksgiving — have provided a reason for residents across Hawaii to set

Authorities and residents in Hawaiʻi are wondering whether a New Year's Eve explosion that killed three people and wounded more than 20 will dampen the state's enthusiasm for illegal pyrotechnic displays.

"I don't know why, but the smuggling of fireworks has not been historically, greatly investigated," defense attorney and former prosecutor Megan Kau said. "Something has to, something's got to be done in order to stop this.