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This resolution urges the Department of Law Enforcement to increase monitoring of illegal fireworks at public parks and beaches, in response to a significant rise in fireworks-related injuries and fatalities in Hawaii. The resolution highlights alarming statistics, including 110 individuals treated in emergency rooms during the 2024-2025 New Year's holiday period, with five fatalities, which represents the highest injury rate since 2010. The document notes that Hawaii's per-capita injury rate of 4.1 per 100,000 residents significantly exceeds the national average of 2.9 per 100,000, and references a particularly tragic incident at a New Year's Eve party in Aliamanu, Oahu, where six fatalities occurred. While a previous ordinance on Oahu in 2011 had initially reduced fireworks-related injuries, the resolution points out that injury rates have since more than doubled. The resolution calls for greater law enforcement monitoring of illegal fireworks in public spaces as a means to support public health and safety, and requests that copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Governor and Director of Law Enforcement.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HR&billnumber=50&year=2025