While plenty of island families were still working through Christmas leftovers, dozens of Oʻahu residents were already camped out in parking lots, staking their claim in line for firecrackers. Overnight queues at big-box stores and neighborhood pharmacies turned into mini block parties, with parents, grandparents and kids rotating shifts, crashing in lawn chairs and trading tips on the best packs to grab. For many, the racket is a generations-old ritual, part superstition, part family bonding and part very loud welcome to the new year.
Thousands Of Permits And A Fresh Cap
The Honolulu Fire Department signed off on 14,510 firecracker permits this year, according to Hawaii News Now. Each permit costs $25 and lets the holder buy up to 5,000 individual…..