Screenshot/Hawaii News Now/2025
Woman Killed In Honolulu Fireworks Explosion Is Identified
Carmelita Benigno, 61, is the fourth victim to be identified.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Full-Time Criminal Investigative Unit Proposed To Tackle Illegal Fireworks
A task force that began its work long before the recent tragedy in Salt Lake also recommends a unified fireworks permitting system in Hawaiʻi and $2 million for a new firearms and explosives lab.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Fireworks Burn Patients Stable In Arizona As Blast Death Toll Rises To 4
City officials said a 3-year-old boy injured in the New Year’s Eve explosion died at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children on Monday morning.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
3-Year-Old Boy Is 4th Victim Of Honolulu Fireworks Explosion, Police Say
UPDATE: City officials identified the child as Cassius Ramos-Benigno.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Too Many To Handle: Fireworks Tragedy Overwhelms Hawaiʻi’s Medical System
More people needed specialized care for burns from the Salt Lake blast than from the Maui wildfires.
Courtesy: Nick Wendrych
Honolulu Fireworks Blast Victims Are Identified
UPDATES: The medical examiner’s office released the names for two of the three women killed and a 20-year-old who died in a separate fireworks incident.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Will Tragedy Change How Hawaiʻi Polices Illegal Fireworks?
A task force created to find and stop shipments has seized more than 100 tons of explosives — but no criminal charges have followed.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
‘This Could Happen To Anybody,’ Says Man Who Was At Fatal Fireworks Party
One Salt Lake resident offered a different description of what caused the explosion that killed 3 people.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Honolulu Fireworks Accident Is A Fatal Turn In A Long-Running Problem
A 2023 Civil Beat investigation found that authorities often failed to track the origins of illegal caches or build bigger legal cases.
Courtesy: Nick Wendrych
Deadly Fireworks Blast That Rocked Honolulu Fuels Calls For Crackdown
UPDATE: At least three women were killed in the New Year’s Eve explosion — and officials warned the toll was likely to rise. But whether the tragedy will be enough to change laws and behavior remains a question.