The illegal firework explosion that took place in Aliamanu, Hawaii, also known as Salt Lake, has left five people dead and ...

A fifth person has died nearly one month after a New Year’s fireworks explosion in Hawaii. Kevin Vallesteros was one of six ...

In November 2024, Fernandez “waived indictment and entered guilty pleas pursuant to a plea agreement.” Nearly three months ...

In 2022, Fernandez had nearly 95 pounds (43 kilograms) of aerial fireworks mailed to “the very correctional facility that he had a duty to secure,” Lopez said. The case against Fernandez isn’t linked ...

Post-tragedy, we want the problem solved, like, yesterday. But Hawaiʻi generally goes at a slower pace, which can be ...

This story was written by Jennifer Sinco Kelleher A former guard had illegal aerial fireworks mailed to Hawaiʻi’s largest ...

HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT Gilchrist Fernandez, 35. Fernandez pleaded guilty today to two fireworks offenses after he had nearly 95 pounds of illegal aerials shipped to the Oahu Community ...

Gilchrist Fernandez was under investigation for having illegal fireworks mailed to the Oahu Community Correctional Center and ...

A 29-year-old man injured Jan. 1 when a cache of illegal aerial fireworks detonated in Honolulu died at a hospital in Arizona ...

A fifth person has died as a result of a New Year’s fireworks explosion at this house in Aliamanu. JAMM AQUINO / JAN. 2 A fifth person has died as a result of a New Year’s fireworks explosion at this ...

Following the death of Kevin Vallesteros, a patient hospitalized at a burn center in Arizona, his sister reflects on the ...

Two GoFundMe pages named Kevin Vallesteros as the man who died on Jan. 28 while being treated in Phoenix for burns from a Hawaii fireworks explosion.