The street where a fireworks explosion turned the Āliamanu neighborhood into a war zone last New Year’s Eve was eerily quiet in the minutes leading up to midnight Wednesday.
The house on Keaka Drive where the deadly blast occurred was dark. On the surrounding blocks, though, some families were celebrating in their garages. A few people strolled along the streets, and groups of kids lit poppers on the pavement.
Would last year’s tragedy deter people from setting off dangerous illegal aerials? Or would the pleas of law enforcement officials for the public to celebrate safely be ignored?…