Local officials, politicians and the public addressed ideas, views and concerns Thursday involving illegal fireworks.

City Council Chair Tommy Waters introduced the measure that creates “street festivals” as a category, and limits them to just six per year in Waikiki. Three would be reserved for legacy events, such ...

The police are absent from Hawaiʻi’s struggle against illegal fireworks. That’s not because they fail to enforce the law so much as because they’ve failed to maintain order. If our police treated ...

"We can co-create a society deeply rooted in aloha, a commitment to justice and a dedication to the flourishing and uplift of ...