A Kapolei man avoided jail time but was given a $5,000 fine on Wednesday for the distribution of illegal fireworks, representing a rare win in the state’s crackdown on unlicensed pyrotechnics.
Daniel C. Young was arrested on Dec. 11, 2023, for selling $1,500 worth of fireworks to an undercover officer posing as a buyer on Facebook Marketplace, according to a police report obtained by Civil Beat.
He pleaded no contest to possession of pyrotechnics without a license and the sale of fireworks to someone who did not have a valid permit, both felonies. Judge Clarissa Malinao of Oʻahu’s First Circuit Court on Wednesday sentenced Young to four years of supervised release and $2,500 fines for each count.
During the sentencing hearing, Young’s attorney, Pedric Arrisgado, said his client turned to selling fireworks for quick money after losing his job during the pandemic and suffering from a stroke…