HONOLULU (KHON2) — No questions were asked as dozens of people turned in hundreds of pounds of fireworks to state, local, and federal law enforcement officers at Aloha Stadium on Saturday. In return, people were given gift cards.
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With new firework laws that went into effect recently, the Department of Law Enforcement says it’s cracking down and warning folks who plan on setting off fireworks on New Year’s Eve.
DLE says hundreds of mortar shells were turned in, and about 500 pounds of aerials were turned in.
Many residents told KHON2 the new fireworks laws and the Aliamanu New Year’s Eve explosion were reasons why they dropped them off…