New Video Shows Deadly New Year’s Fireworks Accident In Honolulu, Hawaii, That Has Killed At Least 2

[@tomcatcamp6143]

What videographer put the title right over the most important part of the picture ? Good work...........................) :

[@jrodamores87]

Looks like drone footage the news acquired

[@drdavidappleton1]

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[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

Yeah, remove the damn banner please.

[@dawnieb.7394]

Came here to say the same thing!

[@terry_willis]

I hate when they do that.

[@Natnast69]

Smoke weed, get drunk and set off professional grade illegal fireworks from your driveway with a large crowd. What could possibly go wrong?

[@mynameisnobodysometimeseve7653]

Maybe it was done on purpose.....wouldnt be the 1st now would it?

[@lispan3768]

We have all 3 in NJ but nothing like this happens.

[@billymadison8574]

How do u know that weed or being drunk was a factor...?

[@sensen1080]

It's not known if or how much drug use or drinking occurred, but witnesses said someone lit a firework cake and it fell over, igniting the others. The one certain lesson to take from this is to always keep other fireworks well a way from the one you're lighting.

[@OnlyGetOneLife]

Welcome to America

[@striker44]

A darwin award moment.

[@sparrow206]

Family involved should be prosecuted and sent to jail for manslaughter..... how do people so stupid acquire a mortgage?

[@brickonyou]

I'm pretty stupid and have a mortgage, not that stupid though lol.

[@MakeSureYouCleanUp]

The whole family?

[@CFav7]

But the fact is, that accident could happen to anyone regardless of how intelligent or unintelligent they are. Sometimes fireworks can explode sideways instead of upward, in which case the fault is with the manufacturer. And in this incident, the fireworks did initially explode sideways and then ignite the other stock of fireworks nearby. Those "battery" style fireworks are especially dangerous because they cause so many to go off, one right after the other. And there's no way to control it once it's been ignited.

[@Blacksmith-d9i]

Youre wrong, none of that happens, you just made that up

[@brickonyou]

@@CFav7 the fault always lies with the person who is handling them. I don't care if some of the fireworks aren't manufactured properly. It's the responsibility of the person using them to do so appropriately; Not blasting them off in the middle of a residential area. It really shocks me that with all that water surrounding you people don't take to the beach parks to enjoy their fireworks...

[@mineotexas]

It was like this from 5:30pm to 12:45am. It’s like a war zone…

[@mariebussinger6565]

Ditto here, Christmas eve was worse.

[@rhondahowell3645]

It started earlier than that.

[@whereisyourhumanity7557]

It is a war zone. Those are offensive weapons.

[@LahainaStrong444]

I hate fireworks.

[@Blacksmith-d9i]

You hate fireworks, why?

[@Icureditwithmybrain]

Hawaii lawmakers made it difficult to purchase safe consumer fireworks by banning sparklers and fountains and imposing a permit requirement for firecrackers. As a result, many people turned to the black market, which primarily sells dangerous, professional-grade pyrotechnics.

[@Asdfasdf-k8v]

yup, i wouldn't be surprised if they are the ones that are importing it thus making millions in profits.

[@lispan3768]

It was illegal for 30 years in NJ too...but we never got away with even shooting off $20 worth ... so what is different in Hawaii? Did you defund the police?

[@brickonyou]

@Aron-808 I think gambling would increase the homeless population and only positively impact whoever owned the casino, legalizing normal fireworks would be a good idea and cracking down more on the illegal ones. They should bring back the state funded firework shows like they used to have there when I was a kid at the parks near Baldwin Highschool; also they should have more shows island wide so people feel less inclined to purchase their own and trained professionals would be in charge of it, which even then things can still go wrong. Marijuana should be legal for sale/trade/growing whatever but it seems a lot of states want to get their hands into the tax profits they generate.

[@Komainu959]

@@lispan3768 The main reason is the cultural makeup of Hawaii that led to fireworks on New Years being a HUGE cultural aspect that is firmly ingrained after generations. A bunch of people who let's face it, are generally pretty wealthy move to Hawaii and use their influence to change the laws because they don't like the amount of smoke the fireworks cause and don't give a crap about the local culture. Now on Oahu which is the strictest island so far as fireworks goes has the worst illegal fireworks by a large amount. If it were not for the strong connection it would die off like so many other things. But even with all the trauma caused right now and greater enforcement it's not going away. Thousands die each year to alcohol abuse and alcohol related accidents- yet drinking is as popular as ever.

[@leestebbins5051]

Baloney! Illegal aerials were a New Year’s staple long before the permitting requirement.

[@dawnieb.7394]

01:40 - I can't even imagine what people's pets (cats, dogs) must have been going through in that war zone. Some get beyond terrified hearing just ONE firework go off, let alone hundreds.😔

[@NoPitBullLeftBehind]

My dog is absolutely terrified of fireworks, he will be maniac for hours. Before 8 months old he survived abuse and a wildfire. We live in Northern California where we are hit horribly by wildfires, especially my county and fireworks are illegal. But there are idiots down the street that always light them off. I have never found anything to help, but last night I had an idea. Around 11:45 last night I started playing loudly the opening D-Day invasion scene from Saving Private Ryan because all it is is gunfire and explosions, and I replayed that scene for over an hour. He fell asleep and when the fireworks started at midnight and lasted till a little after 12:30 he was laying next to me crashed out the entire time. I was so relieved for him. I had already been worried for a month about how last night was going to go.

[@DebbeDs]

My rescue is from Honolulu Humane Society. She was lost on New Years day and my son found her. Long story short, they let me adopt her. It was because of fireworks. Blessing and curse. I had to move her off island because she was too afraid of them and they were going off daily.

[@DebbeDs]

@@NoPitBullLeftBehind❤❤❤

[@CFav7]

A few years ago, our friends had bought one of those battery-style fireworks for the first time, which cause a lot of them to go off, one right after the other, even though you only ignite the "battery" once. Due to a manufacturing defect, some of them shot out sideways instead of upward. If someone had been standing in the wrong place at the wrong time, they would have been hit. So we were all standing there, watching this thing malfunction and yet there was no way to stop it because the battery is designed to just shoot out fireworks one right after the other. So it just kept going off and shooting those things out sideways. It was very scary. Needless, to say, we (and our friends) will NEVER buy battery-style fireworks because of that incident. And in truth, we only buy "volcanoes" now because they are small and confined and don't make much noise. I guess it's all too easy to forget sometimes how dangerous fireworks really are. :(

[@dalenedejager480]

Poor animals!

[@furthermoreasmr9303]

Never seen industrial fireworks set off all around buildings like that. Especially residential. Wow.

[@miso_sleepy]

I'm a Hawaii resident and it's incredibly common every day of the year. There are areas where it will be a random Thursday night and you'll hear the boom or squeal of an aerial firework popping off. It's illegal to have these types of fireworks, but there are various aspects that make controlling it difficult. For example, the systemic beliefs that fireworks are a cultural practice that must be protected and any legislation that places stricter penalties for those convicted of having them is an infringement on those rights makes it difficult to control. Our governor had to plead with the public to stop the illegal fireworks usage during the investigation time to prevent any more injuries. It's out of control and it was, unfortunately, only a matter of time until something like this happened.

[@furthermoreasmr9303]

@@miso_sleepy That is insane. Good grief, I pray for y'all's safety. Even if there isn't a ground level tragedy like what happened, just all the sparks flying around over the buildings is a risk. Hawaiians need to use this moment to get those laws changed; Cultural sensitivity does not trump community safety.

[@michaelmally7288]

You have never been to Hawaii on NYE

[@rah2209]

That’s A LOT of fireworks.

[@avgeek00123]

normal in hawaii

[@rah2209]

@ Really? Impressive

[@Moxstarishere]

@@avgeek00123 Not wrong as someone that lives on Maui

[@charlessmith263]

5,000 or so pieces of fireworks blew up in maybe - a span of 1 to 2 seconds when the disaster happened. Just estimating/guessing the number of fireworks blowing. Very disastrous stuff.

[@cpeace3172]

It’s like this every year

[@DebbeDs]

Just imagine how many dogs were traumatized from this and how many are sitting in Humane Society right now from fleeing.

[@bizboyz957]

Get a grip.

[@Nicko-c1m]

those are 100% illegal.

[@dr.emilschaffhausen4683]

Not in Hawaii. There is a ban on fireworks that shoot into the air and explode, so every firework you saw shooting into the air and exploding was illegal.

[@flatlineracer3207]

This is stupid, Dangerous and irresponsible.

[@hebneh]

Now the deaths are up to four from this incident. Maybe this will finally spur a real crackdown on illegal fireworks here!

[@Fvpigpen26]

Let's hope not.

[@thilethuvan2170]

It took my sister's life when she turned 23

[@Komainu959]

It will not. Anyone who has grown up in Hawaii knows this. Only the people who move here think it will. Fireworks use has cultural roots and has become ingrained into the local culture. Greater crackdowns will help but it will not end it. If they want to limit the use of illegals better enforcement and legalizing regular consumer fireworks needs to be brought back. Just like prohibition didn't end consumption of alcohol. It only drove it underground like the buying of illegal fireworks. Tens of thousands die each year due to DUI and countless more due to fights, accidents, addiction and yet alcohol use continues to go up.

[@maitaioe9455]

I guess it’s better if the illegal fireworks stay around huh? What’s the problem? Lady’s brains on the sidewalk, people getting their limbs blown off, some people are on life support who aren’t expected to make it. Yeah, let’s hope they don’t put an end to illegal fireworks. Are you serious?

[@b-rad2699]

Who can afford this amount of fireworks these days? Holy hell…I spent $250 and it wasn’t much of anything…this is about a million dollars worth or more of fireworks…

[@Wize817]

Cheap Chinese fireworks is where they got em.

[@jackcarterog001]

8 people including kids had limbs blown off

[@Dixon-Hi8]

𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲?

[@tommybingbong]

amateurs

[@jeffj2495]

I call that Darwinism. The rest of the city looks just as bad - fireworks going off all over.

[@margaretmarr1]

Well...play stupid games when stupid prizes. And lose limbs apparently 🙄

[@windturbinesyndrome1067]

So tragic and avoidable. Ugh.

[@Stitchlover132]

I don’t know how the firework tipped over but it set off all the fireworks in the garage (I heard it from the news)this makes me even more scared of fireworks and making me not want to do them unless it is a small safe one ✝️❤️

[@michaelwynne622]

Rip, those lost .I pray the ones injured can be healed with time and technology. So sorry for the little.keiki . .

[@daveallen9921]

It is time to abandon the myth that fireworks at this level is a cultural activity.

[@haroldayat2066]

Getting illegal fireworks is like getting illegal firearms or drugs, if you want them bad enough you’ll find a way.

[@moonoggin]

That is a lot of fireworks all at once

[@LjsllLolphagy]

People take fireworks to serious jesus get a life

[@Earl_Wallace]

I agree

[@WonkyWomanLife]

What idiot,would put them in something that holds military ammo?

[@Waynes-xt9gr]

they no learn from the Waikele Storage incident

[@ikaikatheesenegalparrot]

That title of the video just covered the whole video

[@NN2B-Radio]

Forbes, you can lose your lower third since it starts covering up the very content we want to see at about 00:26.

[@Turk_2023]

If the state did not ban consumer fireworks, people would not make illegal fireworks. Obviously, they are being lit, why not sell them and make tax money and make sure they are regulated and not overpowered?

[@OnlyGetOneLife]

You had one job with that title, and that’s where you put it?! 🤦‍♂️

[@soybeandud4732]

Quit calling it an accident! An expensive cache of professional fireworks were illegally stored in a carport, and an untrained person set off one and it went Boom, straight in the middle of the rest of them.

[@RedMartin66]

Never seen any thing like this, the amount of fireworks is ridiculous ar$ out of control, ya got a lot of nerve claiming cars are changing the climate. This pollution is hypocritical!

[@dawnieb.7394]

Not to rain on your parade, but every day, more than 100 million cars drive on U.S. roads. That is way, way, WAY more than the number of fireworks that go off every day, or even every year.

[@dr.emilschaffhausen4683]

Compare and contrast that evening of fireworks with a volcanic eruption Greta Thunerg.

[@WonkyWomanLife]

Should not be allowed in highly populated areas

[@mb11bam]

That drone is illegally flying in a surface based class B airspace, by the way....

[@keithnamssolf2067]

And at night which is illegal as well

[@guava24k96]

I live in Hawaii and it’s not illegal to fly drones at night, this was a residential area , the drone was already up there waiting to catch the 12:00 finale , the explosion happened around 11:58 pm .

[@guava24k96]

I live a block away from that house

[@mb11bam]

@@guava24k96 this was filmed in a surface based class B airspace for PHNL. It IS illegal to fly drones there. You obviously don’t know what you are talking about.

[@Komainu959]

@@mb11bam You're technically wrong. It's not illegal to fly in class B airspace even at night. You do need be a licensed part 107 drone pilot (assuming they sold / licensed use of their video), have proper anti-collision lighting and approval from the controlling ATC which would be HNL. All highly doubtful but hey, never know.

[@charlessmith263]

NOW THREE HAD DIED! VERY BAD! I think I know what happened. I have seen lots of fireworks displays on KZbin videos, and I know about the Enschede fireworks factory disaster of 2000. Fireworks mishaps are not funny--they can burn badly, disable, blow off parts of bodies, blind, and can KILL! Similar to electrical arc flashes which can create the same disastrous consequences. Two theories on what went wrong with the fireworks here..........just guesses 1. A major computer glitch in the electronic firing modules may have prematurely set off the finale cake stash of fireworks, blowing both the racks of finale fireworks AND the rest of the non-finale fireworks all at once. That is, if electronic firing on a module computer for the fireworks were used. 2. Or probably one of the mortar tubes was improperly placed, causing the shell to fire more to the side instead of up, blowing up all of the fireworks at once. Lessons............ 1. Be sure the computers choreographing the fireworks have redundant backups enough to avoid disastrous cascading in its firing signal instructions to the shells. 2. And finally....be sure the mortar tubes are placed vertically, and not only that--they should be on material that is LEVEL AND EVEN so they do not fall, and placed on wooden or other material racks in groups to avoid the fall down of mortar tubes, which can lead to deadly disasters like this.

[@mikem683]

I like fireworks. But shows of this size are too much for residential neighborhoods. Even when comprised of class c mortars and cakes. They are explosives and when people put together shows out front of their house, with 100s of pounds of fireworks things can go south.

[@windturbinesyndrome1067]

Good point thanks for comment. So tragic.

[@roedette]

I cannot even imagen how terrified the animals all over must have been.

[@kekoal7300]

Geez, how much illegal fireworks did they have? Looked like a war zone.

[@Waynes-xt9gr]

and now with this deadly incident, you WATCH....our home insurance WILL eventually JACK UP SUDDENLY just because................................

[@tiakolovos575]

Next time make sure to put the headline right over the matter.

[@blueblood723]

At times, our culture isn't that bright....this is one of those moments. RIP to those lost

[@nameisprivate5429]

Why that huge banner. News ticker. Whatever. It stinks.

[@OxyTraveler]

Thats a fkng expensive fireworks show 😂

[@Johayashi]

Can’t see with the title banner across it Praying for them all 🙏🏻🥺🌺

[@diadora9292]

I can’t believe they are even doing fireworks in Honolulu 😳

[@Solekefe808]

KZbin Hawaii on New Year’s Eve

[@avgeek00123]

its usually bigger too. especially on west side of oahu (im a local)

[@twocommas9342]

Apparently, you've never lived there. It's always a fricken war zone and hard to breath the next day.

[@Komainu959]

@@twocommas9342 It wasn't nearly this bad in the past. It's gotten progressive worse on Oahu thanks to making almost everything illegal. But hey, let's keep at it and see if the results differ next year. Rinse, repeat.

[@7betJesus]

was anyone injured?

[@gcbarre]

Welcome 2025 and goodbye.

[@Earl_Wallace]

Yep

[@michaelkealoha976]

This is what happens when people don't listen don't think just do when things can go wrong. No brain.

[@jre2775]

Can’t see anything

[@patmcbride9853]

Stupid banner!

[@nickyb7266]

WTF??? Why so many fireworks??? I f&@king HATE fireworks and the effects is has on nature and animals. THIS IS INSANE!! How is this allowed? Not to mention the actual accident! Wow!

[@dawnieb.7394]

Agree 100%. It's actually a miracle there weren't MORE accidents and fires with that many being set off so haphazardly.

[@Waynes-xt9gr]

watch this property owners home insurance go UP!!!!!!!!!!!! Its scary to see if insurance companies will "add" an addl coverage just because of negligence.....

[@nickyb7266]

@@Waynes-xt9gr agree! After they see this aerial footage of the entire area and see huge fireworks bolting out of streets they may increase rates in the area! I hope they deny coverage for these people tho! Illegal fireworks and drunks lighting them and all bunched together.. so many things wrong!

[@gromester1092]

Oh the humanity!

[@Wize817]

Bad enough this is amateur hour fireworks but no audio for 80% of the video!? Wth!? 💥👮

[@deepdarkcocoa7956]

They were bold to do this. Ive always been scared of them. Even the sparks. Never cared for fireworks. Now i see why.

[@kimward5746]

Ridiculous video with the banner covering up the content

[@planetliberty]

that doesn’t make sense wtf happened ? were they in a garage filled with them or what i don’t get how that many ignited

[@kainalu9402]

A smaller cake tipped over from the road & shot into the garage which ignited the remaining fireworks. From what I heard the people that died & are injured are gruesome

[@tommybingbong]

@@kainalu9402 people must have been trapped in there with the fireworks i cant see how you dont just get up and run away from that

[@kainalu9402]

@@tommybingbong It must’ve happened really fast, I’m guessing with the explosions & smoke it could’ve been hard to see where you are.

[@okolemahu]

What a killer show!

[@juliepeterson6639]

My word! How surprising that only two souls were blown to smithereens? Whatever drunk Uncle Grandpa decided that this was the ultimate way out…were they yeeted out of the building during the deadly explosion?

[@OrielThomson]

It looks like multiple houses on the block were letting firewrks off

[@mrowl7838]

A lot of the islands were setting off fireworks its common

[@kimofromkalihi]

Don’t play if no can handle. Gotta secure the cakes, fireworks 101. We custom every base with weights and other safety measures. Even when hanging strings, gotta be safe, always. One family shouldn’t ruin it for everyone. Legalize the novelty fireworks, at least kids can play with those.

[@Earl_Wallace]

No. Just buy regular ass fireworks. Just watch the pros that do them. People and there stupid huge ass fire works.

[@Komainu959]

@@Earl_Wallace But that's the problem. There was a bill to legalize consumer grade fireworks but it was vetoed. The only fireworks available are firecrackers which require a permit for each batch of 5K. The ban of fireworks varies by island and on Oahu it is the strictest as essentially everything is illegal. The result- This...the worst illegal fireworks in the country. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. People who move here don't realize that fireworks on New Years is part of the local culture. It's not going away and prohibition hasn't been the answer as it worked for the first year or two and since has only made the problem worse each year. It's ridiculous and some other solution needs to be tried to end the craziness.

[@destincardona4125]

@@Earl_Wallace What do you think novelty fireworks are?

[@mc1993]

What a show! Wonder if they can top it next year.

[@Hugh_Junet]

Wouldn’t be surprised if it was Ryan rouths neighbors and they were trying to “take care of his condo”

[@gapatriot3729]

Aerial footage.

[@Marinealver]

Are we certain it was an accident? Because there were 2 others that weren't!

[@hassan-mp1pk]

That is a lot

[@PaulaReger-o7n]

It's horrible thing that happened and condolences to the families, but not everybody is careless with fireworks!!!!! There are responsible people!!!! I don't want to see more banning of fireworks on any of the islands becuz of this. They said "home made" fireworks that's the problem! Remember there are all kinds of deaths from driving related and yet we still drive cars. Anyway ... ... this saddens me.

[@brickonyou]

On this day, we all get stupid and waste a lot of money on flashy sparkles in the sky all while causing a nice amount of pollution as well. This is a great tradition!...

[@saintmichael1874]

Hindsight is 2020. Fire burns things.

[@goldfieldgary]

Heaven forbid any were Blackjack brand firecrackers! This could wind up being the new Department of Equity's first investigation!

[@Universialskeptic]

Hawaii is probably the most "woke" state in the US. I can only imagine that the pyrotechnics company has a bunch of DEI hires. Did they hire Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the Rust” movie armorer in Alex Baldwins movie production?

[@jackcarterog001]

This is a residential address. All of it is illegal yet the police just allow hundreds or thousands of homes to launch thrm on the 4th of July and NYE

[@hikerbill9248]

I thought democrats were supposed to care about the environment. Look at all the trash and pollution.

[@DoctorZongo]

It could have been people who voted republican setting them off. Depends on the district.

[@nobodybutme2]

Portrait mode, really?

[@oldskoolliberal]

Squid Game Season 3 😂😂

[@lindaashmore1246]

Are they sure was accident

[@lorenzomena8613]

Besides lives,how much money do they cost? Cakes, what is that? 25 years ago m80s were the bomb and roman candles we bought thinking they made us badasses😂 late night. Like weed of today they are more powerful and spectacular than we had. Burned sleeves the next day from hand held bottle rockets

[@jre2775]

Accident or terrorist? What religion?

[@kingmalu39]

bro this is hawaii oping illegal fireworks a tradition here

[@irenehenderson8516]

😲😢

[@heathcrow109]

😕☹️

[@michaelpetrofsky4621]

Dei hire

[@jackcarterog001]

This was at a residential home. All fireworks you see are from homes.

[@Komainu959]

You got the DEI brain apparently.

[@garrettkam8075]

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