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Story summary
- The number of fireworks citations on O‘ahu doubled in the second half of 2025, totaling 47 from July 4, 2025, to January 1, 2026, after new laws prompted by a deadly fireworks explosion in 2024 expanded enforcement, including aerial drone surveillance.
- Six people were hospitalized with serious fireworks injuries on New Year’s Eve 2025, down from 91 injuries the previous year.
- Drone enforcement has been mixed due to coordination challenges.
