Hawaii
Two arrested in connection with deadly New Year’s fireworks explosion in Hawaii
Two people were arrested Friday in connection with a massive New Year’s fireworks explosion in Honolulu, Hawaii, that killed at least three people and injured two dozen more.
The Honolulu Police Department identified the suspects as a man and a woman. They were charged with endangering the welfare of a minor, reckless endangerment and “multiple fireworks offenses,” police said on Facebook.
More arrests are expected, police said. No additional details were provided.
According to police, the explosion happened at a house 3 miles west of Fort Shafter during New Year’s Eve celebrations after someone lit an “aerial cake” — a combination of multiple aerial firework cartridges that resemble a sheet cake. The “cake” then fell to the side and rocketed into crates of additional pyrotechnics, which erupted outward.
Videos posted to social media by neighbors showed a series of quick bursts going off around the house.
Two women were pronounced dead at the scene and a third woman died at a hospital. The victims have not been identified.
Twenty-six others were taken to hospitals, some with serious burn injuries. There may have been additional injured victims who left before emergency services arrived on the scene, according to Sunny Johnson, paramedic supervisor for Honolulu Emergency Medical Services, who spoke at a news conference following the incident.
In Hawaii, aerial fireworks require a pyrotechnic permit, but very few attempts to prosecute violators result in guilty verdicts.
Hawaii
Bystander video shows damage after concrete falls at Ala Moana Center
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Concrete fell from the exterior of an Ala Moana Center parking structure Monday afternoon near the Kapiolani Boulevard exit, damaging a vehicle.
No injuries were reported.
Security blocked an exit lane as debris scattered across the roadway. Ala Moana Center said they are grateful no one was hurt, and the lane will remain closed while structural engineers and construction professionals assess the damage and make repairs.
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Kilauea sets record for lava fountaining episodes in any 1 eruption
HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii (AP) — The on-and-off eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano broke a record Monday with the number of periods it has produced fountains of lava since it began erupting in December 2024, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.
Monday marked 48 fountaining episodes, setting the record for any one eruption on Kilauea, said Katie Mulliken, a geologist and spokesperson with the observatory.
Episodes are separated by periods during which little to no lava erupts. Since lava is coming from the same vents in a crater at Kilauea’s summit, it is the same overall eruption, Mulliken said in an email.
There are several notable aspects of the current eruption, she said, including how accessible it is for viewing by residents and tourists. An eruption during the 1980s, in which 47 lava fountaining episodes occurred over about 3 1/2 years, occurred in a more remote area, she said.
The ongoing eruption is also reshaping the topography at the summit, she said.
But the lava fountains also can impact neighboring communities with volcanic fragments and ash, known as tephra.
Kilauea, located on Hawaii Island, is one of the world’s most active volcanoes.
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