DEADEVERY NEW YEAR'S EVE HAWAII SKYLINE LIGHTS UP BUT AT WHAT COST?

THIS YEARS, OFFICIALS REPORT FEWER ILLEGAL FIREWORKS FOR THE YEARS PAST BUT FOR MANY COMMUNITIES EXPLOSIONS WERE STILL IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.

OUR ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS WORKING OR IS IT STILL NOT ENOUGH?

JOIN US AS WE DISCUSS EVERYTHING FROM SAFETY CON CONCERNS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT TO ACCOUNTABILITY AND ENFORCEMENTS.

ILLEGAL FIREWORKS, SHOULD MORE BE DONE?

TONIGHT'S LIVE BROADCAST AND LIVESTREAM OF INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII START NOW.

♪ ♪ ALOHA AND WELCOME TO INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI'I.

I'M DARYL HUFF.

AFTER THE DEADLIEST NEW YEAR'S EVE ON RECORD, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT VOWED TO CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGAL FIREWORKS.

2025 SAW THE NUMBER OF CITATIONS FOR FIREWORKS DOUBLE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND THE SKYLINE LOOKED NOTICEABLY LESS CROWDED WITH ILLEGAL AERIALS.

SO ARE THE NEW MEASURES TAKEN BY THE STATE AND COUNTIES DELIVERING THE PROMISED RESULTS OR DOES MORE NEED TO BE DONE?

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PARTICIPATION IN TONIGHT'S SHOW.

YOU CAN EMAIL OR CALL IN YOUR QUESTIONS, AND YOU'LL FIND A LIVE STREAM OF THIS PROGRAM AT PBSHAWAII.ORG AND THE PBS HAWAII YOUTUBE PAGE.

NOW, TO OUR GUESTS.

REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT MATAYOSHI SERVES DISTRICT 49 WHICH COVERS PARTS OF KANEOHE AND KAILUA ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU.

HE'S AN ATTORNEY ELECTED TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN 2018.

AS CHAIR OF THE HOUSE CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMITTEE HE AUTHORED THE BILL THAT IMPOSED STIFFER PENALTIES FOR FIREWORKS VIOLATORS.

DR.

JIM IRELAND HAS BEEN THE DIRECTOR OF THE HONOLULU EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR FIVE YEARS.

HE BEGAN HIS EMERGENCY MEDICAL CAREER AT 18 AS AN ARMY MEDIC.

HE HAS WORKED AS A PHYSICIAN AND MEDICAL DIRECTOR.

MIKE LAMBERT IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.

PRIOR TO HIS APPOINTMENT HE SERVED 21 YEARS WITH THE HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT WORKING IN THE TRAINING DIVISION AND AS THE COMMANDER FOR THE NARCOTICS VICE DIVISION.

SCOTT BELL IS A DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY IN THE HONOLULU PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE.

HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS DIVISION CHIEF FOR THE SPECIAL PROSECUTION DIVISION.

SCOTT WAS NAMED THE OUTSTANDING ATTORNEY OF THE YEAR FOR THE HONOLULU PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE IN 2014.

>>Daryl: STAR OFF WITH COMPARABLE.

FROM THE SAME VANTAGE POINT IN KAILUA, TWO SETS OF FIREWORKS GOING OFF.

ONE YEAR APART.

NEW YEAR'S EVE 2024 AND 2025.

SEE WITH THE VIDEO.

>> WHAT IF LOOKED LIKE IN 2024.

AND THEN WAIT FOR IT.

WAIT FOR IT.

THIS WAS 2025.

GOGOING INTO 2026.

SAME VANTAGE POINT.

ASK ALL OF YOU GUYS, SO MIKE LAMBERT IF WE REALLY SEE 'BIG DECREASE IN HOW MUCH FIREWORKS WENT OFF ON THIS LAST NEW YEAR'S EVE?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

DEFINITELY THINK THAT IN GENERAL, NOT IN ALL NEIGHBORHOODS I DON'T WANT TANOUYE CULT THOSE T-INSULTED THOSE THAT DIDN'T TIE NOT NOTICEABLE CHANGE.

ACROSS MOST NEIGHBORHOOD BOARDS NOTABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE AERIAL FIREWORKS LET OFF.

>>Daryl: BOTH CHIP AND SCOTT FROM THE LEAST SIDE TOO.

WHAT WAS YOUR PERCEPTION,.

>> I THINK THERE WERE OBJECTIVELY FEWER.

ESPECIALLY IN THE MONTHS LEADING UP TO NEW YEAR'S EVE.

VERY RARE WHEN I HEAR AERIAL GOING UP.

TALKED IT NEIGHBORS TALKED TO PEOPLE LIVE THE A WAIPAHU, MILILANI, EWA BEACH, EVERYONE KIND OF HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE.

NORMALLY YOU WOULD HAVE THE 10:00 P.M., 1:00 A.M.

AERIAL FIREWORKS GOING OFF IN THE MONTHS LEADING UP TO INANEWYEAR'S EVE KIND OF SURPRII HAVEN'T HEARD ONE IN ABOUT A WEEK.

GGENERALLY I THINK MONTHS LEADING UP TO THE YEARS HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE NUMBER OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS.

>>Daryl: YOU RESPONDED TO THE TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN A ALEYAH MAY UNUSE YEAR AGO.

ALIAMANU.

HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN YOU SAW THE DIFFERENCE LAST THIS YEAR AROUND A THIS YEAR.

>>EN ON OAHU, DAYS AND YEARS LEADING TOWN P NASH IN THE MOMENT, WAY LESS.

PIDGPICKED UP 20 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT.

SAW THAT AFTER.

DIDN'T SEE IT BEFORE AND AF AFTER.

WE CAN TALK LATER MORE ABOUT THE INJURIES WE SAW.

FOR EMS, THAT'S THE BUSIEST TIME OF THE YEAR FOR US.

IT'S NOT JUST FIREWORKS.

IT'S PEOPLE GETTING HARD CR CRASHES DRINKING TOO MUCH AND FIGHT ING FALLING.

NORMAL MEDICAL TOUGH STUFF WE G. THIS YEAR, BELOW AVERAGE YEAR.

TAKING OUT ALIAMANU, USUALLY HAVE ONE OR TWO FATALITIES CRITICAL INJURIES A LOT MORE INJURIES THAN WE SAW.

WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT LATER.

BUT IT WAS A SLOW NIGHT FOR US AND GOOD THING.

>>Daryl: WHAT TON ARE YOU FROM?

>> FROM AIEA.

>>Daryl: OKAY.

WHAT DID YOU SEE?

>> I SAW SIGNIFICANT LESS IN ANY NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOPEFULLY, CAN DRAW CORRELATION DIRECT LINE BETWEEN THE ENACTMENT OF NEW LEGISLATION COUPLED WITH BARN STORM BY MIKE AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT.

MAKE IT MCA CLEAR EDUCATION IS VERY IMPORTANT.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, CLEARLY ALIGNMENT WITH SOCIAL NORM THAT IS PEOPLE WANT TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO REMOTE HERE.

SAW SI SIN SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ID MY H NEIGHBORHOOD?

TRAGEDY OF ALIAMANU W WAS SHOCKING THING TO HAPPEN.

KIND OF WOP EN WONDER HOW MUCH F WHAT WE SAW COMMUNITY GOING OKAY, WE NEED A BREAK FROM THIS.

>> YEAH, I WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO THE COMMUNITY ON THIS YEAR.

IT'S HE'LL WILL I UP TO THEM.

TRULY IS.

REALLY UP TO THEM.

THIF HE THIS WASN'T TO FOLLOW THE LAW PROTECT FAMILIES IT IT'S TO THEM REALLY DON'T FEEL LIKE LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOULD TAKE ANY CREDIT FOR WHAT WE SAW.

I THINK CREDIT SHOULD GO TO THE COMMUNITY ON THAT.

THE FOR THOSE CONTINUE TH THAT'S WHERE LAW ENFORCEMENT COPS INTO PLAY.

WELL FOR THOSE, COMES INTO PLAY, HAVEN'T LEARNED THEIR LESSON OR NOT GOING TO, LAWS NEED TO, KIND OF CATCH UP TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

AND THEN WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YEAR AFTER YEAR, WE KEEP COMING DOWN.

NOW, I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR, ANY CRIME IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.

BUT DEFINITELY WAS THE GOAL IS, IS TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE BLATANT ARE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.

>>Daryl: SCOTT?

>> I CA SHORT, CERTAINLY THE LEGISLATION HELPED.

AND CERTAINLY THERE WAS RELUCTANCE TO FIRE OFF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS BECAUSE OF TRAGEDY.

BUT THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT DID AMAZING JOB WITH SEIZING BUNCH OF FIREWORKS.

THIS ONE.

REASONS WHY WE DIDN'T SEE IS AS MANY FIREWORKS GOING OFF THIS YEAR WAS BECAUSE D.O.E.

SEIZED SO MANY FIREWORKS AND MADE THE PRICE SO MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE.

THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE THE EXCESS FIREWORKS TO BE ABLE TO SHOOT OFF A MONTH, A WEEK BEFORE NEARS NEW YEAR'S.

A LOT OF PEOPLE SAVED IT FOR NEEVNEW YEAR'S EVE MID TIME TIM.

A LOT OF CREDIT TO IT DLE HARD WORK.

STING OPERATION SEEING SEIZING FIREWORKS AND MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR LOWERING SUPPLY IN OF OF THE ILLEGAL FIREWORKS N OUR COMMUNITY.

>> MY GUYS WORK HARD.

ONE OF THOSE GUYS JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT TAKING CREDIT FOR OVERLY SAYING WE DOING ALL OF THESE THINGS.

WE DID SEIZEEL 80 TONS.

80 TONS WEREN'T IN OUR STREET THIS IS YEAR AND THINK WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN OVER TIME, I'M HOPING WE CAN CONTINUE TO TAKE THESE LARGE AMOUNTS AND PROSECUTE THOSE THAT IMPORT IN A PEOPLE WILL SAY, WOW, I DIDN'T SPEND 2, 3 GRAND ON FIERNTIONFAIRKS FIREWORKS THIS .

DO SOMETHING ELSE WITH IT.

YEAR OVER YEAR PEOPLE WASTE MONEY ON FIREWORKS WILL FIND SOMETHING ELSE DO IT.

>>Daryl: HOW IS THAT REFLECTED IN THE WORK IN THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE?

WHAT KIND OF CASE DID YOU END UP DEA DEALING WITH.

>> IS TORE HISTORICALLY WORKED H PARTNERS AT HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT.

CHAIRS DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PRIMARY PROSECUTORIAL AGENCY.

ATTORNEY GENERAL.

HISTORICALLY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICERS A SESSION LOW LEVEL OFFENSE AND ASSESSING LOW LEVEL OFFENSES.

DISCUSSED MANY FORUMS HISTORICALLY DIFFICULT W WHEN IT COMES TO PROSE PROSECUTION DEFINITIONS EXISTED FOR MANY YEARS IMPOSSIBLE TO ESTABLISH BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT.

THIS YEAR, STATISTICS THAT CITATIONS ISSUED BY THE, HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT INCLUDES THOSEEN FRACTIONS THAT ARE EASILY ENFO ENFORCEABLE COUPLED WITH SOME OF THE PETS HE MISDEMEANORS SPEAK TO THE LIABILITY OF HOARNLS PART OF THAT LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE.

HOMEOWNERS.

THIS ALL FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, SHOWS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH.

>>Daryl: DID YOU GET THOSE KIND K CASES FROM HPD THIS YEAR.

>> THESE ARE ALL CITATION CASE.

SO WHEN I SPEAK TO CRY TAKES CASES LOW LEVEL.

>>Daryl: CITATION CASES WILL LOWLEVEL.

HANDLE IN DISTRICT COURT.

CASES THAT PERHAPS WOULD COME TO ME MORE SIGNIFICANT ONE.

TALK ABOUT FELONY.

OFFENSE.

TELLFELONY PUN CINABLE MORE THAE YEAR IMPRISONMENT.

>>Daryl: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CASES GENERATED BY AALA MAY UNITS USE CASE?

ALIAMANU CASE.

LEAD PROSECUTOR IN THAT MAN MANNER.

ONGOING INVESTIGATION AND, SHARED OTHER FORUMS THAT T PROSECUTION ISN'T GOING TO SIGNIFICANT IN A OR GIVE A HEADS UP SIGNAL HEADS UP WHEN WE'RE READY TO BRING FORMAL.

>>Daryl: LISTENING.

>> NOT GOING TO GIVE IT AWAY.

>>Daryl: JIM IRELAND, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT WHAT IS HAVING IMPACT ON THAT ACTIVITY?

I MEAN.

PEOPLE NOW MORE DUE DO YOU THINK MORE AFRAID OF WHAT THESE FIREWORKS CAN DO?

>> I THINK SO.

DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BLOW P A CHILD NEIGHBOR, FRIEND?

HOW JUST HOW MUCH THAT WOULD MAKE YOU FEEL, IMPACT CRIMINALLY SOCIALLY OR CIVILLY WITH THOSE PENALTY?

, WHAT WE SAW WE SAW SIX SERIOUS INJURIES.

NEEVA.

NEW YEAR'S EVE WHAT EMAILS S EM.

DOESN'T COUNT WHAT WE SAW THIS YEAR, DROVE THEMSELVES TO EMS.

ALL SIX CAUSING ABOUT I ILLEGAL FIREWORKS.

NO CRITICAL NO DEATHS.

FOUR OF THOSE HAPPENED FROM AERIALS.

PEOPLE MINDING THEIR OWN BUSINESS, MAKE MAYBE IN THE YARD OR PARTY BUT STRUCK BY SOMEBODY ELSE'S AERIAL.

ONE OF THEM WAS A CHILD.

OF THOSE FOUR, T SAW ONE OF TWO OF THEM PERSONALLY SAW THE CHILD.

IT WAS IS VERY SAD.

TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT NIGHT WERE BLOWN UP LITERALLY WITH ILLEGAL FIREWORKS.

IN PROXIMITY.

OF THE SIX I THINK FEW OF THEM HAD TO GO THE OPERATING ROOM THAT NIGHT TO GO LIKE WE SAW THE YEAR BEFORE.

EVEN BELOW AVERAGE FOR PREVIOUS YEARS.

NOBODY CRITICAL, NOBODY SE SEAR FATAL BUT STILL, VERY SIGNIFICANTLY INJURED.

SO BITTER SWEET.

SAW INJURIES SAW PEOPLE HURT, IT WAS STILL UNNECESSARY INJURIES BECAUSE THEY WERE ILLEGAL FIREWORKS BUT AT THE SAME TIME.

NOTHING LIKE WE SEEN IN THE PREVIOUS TEN YEARS AND NOBODY BLEW THEIR HAND OFF.

ON OAHU.

CASE ON ONE OF THE NEIGHBOR ISLANDS.

THAT'S UNUSUAL.

USUALLY, PREVIOUS YEARS, 3 TO 4 PEOPLE WITH ILLEGAL FIREWORKS THAT THEY'RE HOLDING BELOW THEIR FINGERS OR MUFI HANNTHANHANDS OFF.

DIDN'T HAPPEN THIS YEAR.

>>Daryl: POLICE OFFICER,, 20 SOMETHING YEARS.

AND NOW, WHAT THAN IN FIREWORKS CULTURE, SEEMS TO ME WHEN I WAS A KID, IT WAS FIRECRACKERS AND SPRINKLERS OR SPARKLER, AND YOU KNOW, TVRs EXCITING TO HAVE HE IS LITTLE THINGS POPPED WITH YOU THREW THEY ON GROUND.

RECENT YEARSER, IT SEEMS LIKE AERIALS WENT OUT OF CONTROL.

WHAT HAPPENED?

>> DEFINITELY GOTTEN MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE IN THE SPIRALS AND TYPES.

AND SAME THING FOR ME.

LIKE I AWES LOOK AROUND OTHER FORUMS.

VHS VIDEO OF ME POPPING FIREWORKS AND LIGHTING BOTTLE ROCKETS.

AT THE TIME, THE WORSE YOU COULD DO IS MA BURN YOUR HAND AND GRANDMA S SCOLD YOU GO IN THE HOUSE.

SOME REASONS OVER THE YEARS, I DON'T KNOW IF INDUSTRY STARTED TO MAKE IT BIGGER BADDER, COMMUNITY STARTED TO JUST KIND OF RAMP UP.

WENT FROM LIKE 16 SHOT TO X SHOT, 200 SHOT.

WENT FROM INCH HALF SELLS BACK IN THE TO DAY TO 6 ONRAMP.

GOT OUT OF CONTROL.

-6-INCH SHELLS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE TO ACCEPT SPENT FOR THAT FOR RESPONSIBILIR THAT.

YEARS PRIOR EVEN WHEN I WAS A RORROOKIE, FIGHT CALLS AND DRIDRINKBEING AND DRIVING.

IT WAS LOW PRIORITY.

BECAUSE WE DID YEAR OVER UH YAHIRO COPSDON'T CARE.

WIGGERBIGGER BADDER THINGS.

ALIAMANU THINGS TRYING TO DOWN LAST YEARS TRYING TO PRIORITY PRYADVERTISE NEEVA.

ER 234EU7THINGS WORK ONTO HAVE T DEFINITELY, THERE'S THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO BETTER.

PRIORITIZE NEW YEAR'S EVE.

I THINK THAT HAVING THIS INJURY REALLY WAS PIVOTAL POINT WHERE PEOPLE STARTED TO REALIZE THAT'S NOT JUST MAN MANINI.

IT'S NOT JUST YOU BURN YOUR HAND ANY MORE.

YOU COULD LITERALLY KILL PEOPLE.

AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE ADJUSTING HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT IT.

>>Daryl: REPRESENTATIVE MATAYOSHI, WHAT CHANGED IN THE LAW?

WHAT KINDS OF THINGS WERE CHANGED FROM 2024, UNDER ALL THE OLD LAWS AND THEN THIS YEAR, NEW LAWS,.

USUALLY, NEW LAWS DON'T SINK IN THAT QUICK OUT THERE.

I THINK FOR BETTER OR WORSE, WE HAD A LOT OF PUBLICITY BEHIND THIS LAW.

GOE LOT MORE TRACKS.

PEOPLE KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON.

LOT MORE ATL TRACTION.

INCINCREASED ENHANCED PEN ATS PENALTIES.CERTAIN AMOUNT OF P PE ILLEGAL FIREWORKS.

ONE WE MADE, PROS PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, JOB EASIER BY SIMP SIMPLIFYING DEFINITION OF AERIAL FIREWORKS.

BEFORE, WHEN YOU SHOT OFF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS.

RECOVER CASING.

DETERMINE HOW MUCH BEGUN POWDER WAS TH IN THERE AFTER STEXPLODED DIFFICULT DO.

NOW ANYTHING GOES 12 FEET OR MORE IN THE AIR.

AIRLINE.

MAKING AMENDMENTS TO AERIAL MAKING TO THE LAW 12 FEET IN ANY DIRECTION WILL BE CONSIDERED AERIAL.

FALLS OVER SHOOTS SIDEWAYS DIDN'T GO UP 12 FEET, SIDEWAYS MORE THAN 12 FEET, STILL BE CONSIDERED AERIAL.

OTHER THING WE DID WAS CREATED LOWER LEVEL OF CITATION.

MENTIONED CITATIONS COMING IN.

THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT.

GIVES A LOWEST STANDARD OF PROOF AND MAKES IT MUCH EASIER TO ENFORCEMENT SO INSTEAD HAVING TO PROVE BIG CASE, FOR ILLEGAL AERIAL FIREWORKS THE DON'T HAVE THE EVIDENCE THAT THEY NEED TO PROVE BIGGER CA CASEECASEGIVE THEM LOWER OPTIONO STILL ENFORCE SOME KAIMANA OF PKIND OF PENALTY AND HOLD THESE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE.

>>Daryl: WHAT WAS THE CHALLENGE BEFORE?

I REMEMBER SEEING REPORTING THAT SAID BASICALLY, THAT IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BUILD A CASE BACK IN THE DAY.

>> GO BACK AND DISCUSS THE PREVIOUS DEFINITIONS OF ARIAL DEVICES CONSUMER FIREWORKS AND DISPLAYED FIREWORKS.

I CAN'T SPEAK TO B WHAT THE LEGISLATURE HA HAD IN MIND 2024 ADOPTED THESE DEFINITION.

DEFINITIONS USE LANGUAGE THAT REALLY AS P PRACTICAL MATTER IMPOSSIBLE TONE TO ENFORCEMENT DEFINITION OF AERIAL DEVICE INCLUDED REFERENCES TO THESE CODES, PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, EXPERT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO DISCUSS WHAT THE LABELING IS.

>>Daryl: IN THIS CASE, GOES TO COURT, YOU HAVE TO CALL D.O.T.

EXPERT TO TESTIFY.

>> THAT LABEL IS WHAT IT PURPORTS TO.

HAVE CROSS-REFERENCE WITH THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS TANGLE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

AND YOU CROSS-REFERENCE IT WITH OTHER DEFINITIONS.

AND IT WAS INCREDIBLE.

NOBODY COULD FIGURE IT OUT.

HAYES TH TOREIHISTORICALLY LOCAW ENFORCEMENT DIDN'T HAVE THE EXPERTISE TO DETERMINE CERTAIN COMPONENTS.

YOU HAVE TO IDENTIFY THE EXPLOSIVE COMPONENT, WEIGH IT, AND ABSUR ABSURDITY ONE OF THE DEFINITIONS MADE NO SENSE AERIAL FIREWORKS, IS THAT IT CAPPED AMOUNT OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS.

SO EXCEEDED THAT, IT COULD NO LONGER BE THAT BECAUSE IT HAD TOO MUCH EXPLOSIVES.

IF YOU CAN IMAGINE.

HOW ABSURD THAT.

ON AND ON YOU GO.

AND IN ORDER TO PROVE WHAT WOULD E OTHERWISE BE LEVEL NOW, E AS LOE ESSEESSENTIALLY BUILD R CASE.

BOWL POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIME LAB WAS THE ONLY CERTIFIED LAB IN THE STATE OF HAWAII.

NOW DLE HAS THEIR OWN I KNOW THAT.

BUT AS MIKE ATTESTED YOU NEED TO HAVE A CALIBRATED SCALE WITH COURT ADMISSIBLE WEIGHT COUPLED WITH EXPERTS TO ATTEST TO D.O.T.

REGULATIONS.

AND ON AND ON AND ON.

IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE.

>>Daryl: THAT CREATED DINE DYNAMIC POLICE WOULD BRING A CASE, PROSECUTORS WE CAN'T PROVE A CASE.

AU DID THAT DISCOURAGE POLICE OFFICERS FROM ACTUALLY MAKING CASES?

>> WHENEVER YOUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, YOU SOMETIMES U SOMHESITANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN'T GET TO COURT.

BECAUSE WHAT IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE IS NOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET SUED.

PUTTING MYSELF OUT THERE TO ENGAGE THIS INDIVIDUAL.

IF I CAN'T GET IT OVER THE LINE, IN COURT, NOW, MIGHT MAKE A CLAIM AGAINST ME.

VERY WEAK.

SO ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE OFFICERS DON'T WANT TO PUT THEMSELVES OUT THERE UNLESS YOU'RE CONFIDENT CAN ACTUALLY WIN IN CORE.

ONLY NEED PROBABLE CAUSE IN THE STREET.

BUT IT'S VERY BAD PRACTICE WHEN I KNOW THAT IT WILL NEVER MAKE ITS WAY IN FRONT OF A JUDGE.

>>Daryl: LET ME PUT THIS TO JIM IRELAND.

SEEMS LIKE FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, YO YE YOU'RE SEWING INJURIES TO PEOPLE.

SEEING SEEING INJURIES TO PEOPLE.

DAMAGE.

TRYING TO ENFORCE IT.

THIS QUESTION FROM JUNIOR IN PEARL CITY, I AGREE AERIALS WERE DOWN.

WHAT CONCERNS ME ARE THE BO BOMBS.

DON'T SEE A FLASH.

WHEN THEY GO OFF AND SHAKE THE HOUSE, SCARE DOGS, YOU CAN'T SEE THEM.

IT'S HARD TO TELL WHERE IT'S COMING FROM.

HAVE YOU SEEN PEOPLE LIKE INJURED BY BOMBS?

I MEAN, I KNOW BOMB, THINGS THAT HAVE MADE UP.

>> YES.

>>Daryl: WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE IN.

>> BY ME PERSONALLY GO OUT NEEVA WITNEWYEAR'S EVE WITH OUR, PARAMEDICS.

THEY SEE ALL OF THEM.

DO ALL THE HEA THE HARD WORK.

EVERY DAY.

THAT NIGHT IN PARTICULAR, STRINE DESCRIBDESCRIBINGING TWO.

M8 O OR M100.

>>Daryl: THAT'S A SHELL.

>> QUARTER STICK U ST OF DYNAMI.

2 OR 3 INCHES LONG, INCH IN DIAMETER BLOWS UP.

BLOW UP A MAILBOX OR BLOW UP, YOUR HAND.

I KNOW THAT.

PEOPLE HEALD THEM AND THROW THEM.

>>Daryl: WHAT THE M80 IS,.

>> GOES OFF IN O YOUR HAND LOSE A FEW THI FINGERS WE DID HAVE OE BOMB THAT CAUSED INJURIES.

THIS PAST NEW YEAR'S.

FRAGMENTS OF WHATEVER IT WAS MADE IN WERE STRONG ENOUGH, WITH WENT THROUGH THE SIDE OF A CAR.

GOT TO THE SCENE, AND THE CAR SHOW AU THE BREAK OR AFTER THE SHOW.

CAR DOOR THIS HOLES IN IT.

>>Daryl: I THINK I REMEMBER SEEING PICTURE.

>> SHRAPNEL WENT THROUGH A CAR ACROSS THE STREET.

SO THAT SHRAPNEL ALSO GOING THROUGH HUMAN BODIES CAUSING INJURIES.

TO JUNIOR'S POINT WE DID SEE INJURIES FROM BOMBS.

AT LEAST SET OF INJURIES FROM ONE BOMB.

BUT AGAIN, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY BELOW THEIR HANDS OFF ON OAHU PAST NEW YEAR'S.

PREVIOUS YEARS A ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 6 PEOPLE.

NOT NEW YEAR'S EVE.

FEW DAYS BEFORE AND AFTER.

USUALLY.

WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT.

SO DEFINITELY WAS BETTER BUT NOT ZERO FOR SURE.

>>Daryl: BOB FROM KANEOHE, BEST NEW YEAR'S EVER.

NOT JUST NEW YEAR'S EVE, GREAT JOB.

NOW THEY NEED TO TO GO A*FR THE SUPPLIER IT'S AT THE DO-SUPPLIES AT THE DOCKS.

WHAT WAS THE KEY TO 80 TONS?

>> PACRIM.

REALLY THE FIREWORKS TASK FORCE.

PARTNERSHIP.

HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT, FEDERAL AGENCY, ACTUALLY EVEN OUR SHIPPING COMPANIES TO HELP US FLAG THINGS THAT I GUESS WITHOUT GIVING WAY TOO MUCH, DON'T JI SURVIV JIBE ON T        S MANUFACTURES.

SEARCH WARRANTS.

ON THE MANIFEST.

BOB IS CORRECT WE LIVE ON AND ISLAND, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN REALLY MAKE A DEBT IN.

IF WE FOCUS ON THE PORTS.

SO NOW, WITH THOSE 80-TON, WE HAVE SEVERAL TARGETS THAT WE'RE GOING TO PACKAGE YOU CASE AS AND LOOKING TO INDICT.

THAT'S REALLY WHERE NOW WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE SECOND PHASES OF THIS NEW LAW.

WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT B FELONIES AND SEE WAG THAT TRANSLATES TO, AND ACTUAL PUNISHMENT ONCE IT'S DONE I DO BELIEVE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME MUCH THOSE HAPPEN THIS YEAR.

BE ABLE TOEN DIET ENGI TO--GGOO INDICT ON THAT YEAR.

I DON'T THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTANDS WHO 20-POUND BAG.

20-POUND BAG EXTRA.

THAT AMOUNT OF FIREWORKS FELONY.

2-AND-A-HALF BAGS OF RICE, NOW GOT TO B FELL NIVMENT PRE PREPARELY GOT TO CONSIDER, FELONY.

IS THIS FUN WORTH POTENTIALLY TEN YE YEARS IN PRISON?

LARGE AMOUNTS OF FINES?

AND AGAIN, IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO START THINKING MORE PRO PROGRESSIVE AND OUTSIDE THE BOX.

BEEN TRYING TO ADVOCATE FOR THE COUNTIES TO INTRODUCE HAS HAZHAZARDOUS PROPERTY TAX BILL.

PROPERTY IS PROMOTING THIS, THE STATE, COUNTY CAN IN INVOKEA PROPERTY TAX AGAINST YOU.

BECAUSE PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATE IN THAT, POLICE, AMBULANCE, FIRE, AND THEY PUT EVERYBODY AT RISK.

SO THESE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT I DON'T WANT TO GET NEW NUCLEAR ON THIS.

OKAY, IF THESE THINGS DON'T WORK, HAVE TO START TO ADD ON ADDITIONAL PENALTIES.

>>Daryl: MADE MENTION OF TEN YEARS IN PRISON.

ASK SCOTT, WHEN YOU GO IN FRONT A JUDGE WITH SOME OF THESE THINGSMENT PEOPLE REALLY GOING TO GET TEN YEARS IN PRISON?

,.

>> SOMETHING WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND, IN OUR FORM OF GOVERNMENT, JUDICIARY STEPPING SEPARATE APART FROM THE EXECUTIVE PROSECUTION MAKE ARGUMENTS BUT, HIS HISTORICALLY JUDGES ARE GOING TO DO FOLLOWING.

THEY HAVE TO LOOK AT THE FACT AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE.

LOOK AT THE DEFENDANTS LINSEED A CHARACTERISTICS.

ONE THING THAT.

THEY ALWAYS BACK ON IS AV AVOIDING DISPROPORTIONATE PENALTY FOR SIMILAR BASED SITUATED INDIVIDUALS.

IN OTHER WORDS SOMEBODY CAN'T HAVE OUTLIER PENALTY.

DEPENDING, IF IT'S CPA SALMAH THE SAME CASE.>>Daryl: ONCE JUDS STARTING SENTENCES, SET PRECEDENT FOR THE NEXT SENTENCING?

>> RIGHT.

GENERALLY SPEAK.

EACH CASE STANDS ON HAD OYSTER EN.

HOWEVER CASES THAT CASH CASH ON ITS OWN.

AGGRAVATORS TO MAKE IT MORE SERIOUS OR MITIGATORS.

NOTWITHSTANDING FACT THEY BOTH CLASSIFY CLASS B FELONY.

ULTIMATELY SENTENCING COURT AND NOT THE EXECUTIVE PROSECUTOR OR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITIES MAKING THE ULTIMATE DECISION.

>>Daryl: I DID TRACK LIKE FOUR OR FIVE ATTORNEY GENERAL CACASES AND SAW THAT IF ANYBODY WENT TO JAIL, IT WAS TIME SERVED.

PUT THIS REPRESENTATIVE ISSHA ROSESCOTTMATAYOSHI.

WOULD YOU HAVE TO PA PUTT REALLY WANTED TO SOMEBODY GO TO JAIL 2FOR TEN YEARS.

SAY THAT.

CAN'T HAVE DAG OR PROBATION.

>> WE CAN PUT MINIMUM PENALTY SCOTT ATLAS ON LEGISLATION IT SEARCH.

I WANT TO TRUST OUR COURT SYSTEM.

PENALTIES ON THE LEGISLATION.

TRUST OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ESPECIALLY JUGGLES JUGGLE JUDGEE THE RIGHT CALL.

HARD TO PUT GUARANTEED PENALTY CERTAIN SITUATION BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY MITIGATING OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

TRIED TO WRITE SOME OF THAT LEGISLATION INTO SO ENHANCED PENALTIES IN A CHILD IS PRESENTS PR PRESENT AMOUNT OF FIREWORKS EXCEED CERTAIN AMOUNT.

X, Y, DISMPLET GUIDE JUDGES ON THEIR SENTENCE.

TO PUT GUARANTEED MINIMUM CAKES THE POWER AWAY FROM THE JUDGE AND TAKES POWER AWAY.

HAVE THEM THERE FOR A REASON OF TRUST THEM MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION GIVEN FACTS OF SITUATION.

THAT'S WHAT WE PREFER.

>>Daryl: BACK TO THE QUESTION.

THERE WAS A CASE RECENTLY ON THE BIG ISLAND WHERE TWO MEN WERE INDICTED AND KEY WITNESS SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS A FIREWORKS SALESPERSON ON THE MAINLAND.

WOMUST HAVE TRACK BACK FIREWORKS TO THE MAINLAND AND FOR THE BIG ISLAND CASE, IRS CASE.

I'M NOT PRIVY TO TALK ON IT.

NOR DO I WANT TO GET IN TROUBLE F FOR IT.

BUT DEFINITELY, NOT SPEAKING TO THIS CASE, DIRECTLY, IT'S APPARENT THAT IT IS A UNITED STATES NETWORK BRINGING IT HERE.

SO WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS ON BROADER CAL WEBWEBS OR CHAINS.

NOT AT WILL YOU BE IRRELEVANT LIBERTY TOSPEAK IT.

SOME POINT SOON, CULMINATION AND RELEASE THROUGH INDIC INDICTMENTS ACROSS THE WHOLE UNITED STATES THAT INCLUDES SHIPPING TO HAWAII.

>>Daryl: STRUCK ME I THINK THE RUMOR ALWAYS WAS COMING FROM CHINA.

COMING, BUT ACTUALITY, MOST OF THESE FIREWORKS ARE MANUFACTURED ON THE UNITED STATES.

RIGHT SURF.

>> CORRECT.

EVEN IF THERE MADE IN CHINA BROUGHT TO THE U.S.

THROUGH SOME LEGAL PORT, LIKE GUAM, WHAT HAPPENS IS PEOPLE WILL DRIVE THERE, BUY THEM LEGAL LEGALLYAND PUT THEM IN A POD OR WHATEVER ELSE.

MAKES ITS WAY TO HAWAII.

SO RIGHT NOW, I THINK LAWS ARE SUFFICIENT TO START AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TRY TO FIGURE TUTU O. SOME OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO FIGURE IT OUT.

THINGS LEGAL BUSINESS BRINGING IN LYLE THINGS LOSE OUR IDERIGHTTO DO BUSINESS IN HAWAI.

FUTURE THINGS, THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT.

BRINGING IN LEGAL THINGS REMOTE ORAL TESTIMONY IS REALIY IS.

PEOPLE AREN'T PAYING TO TENSION, 40-FOOT GO OFF IN THE DOCK DISRUPT, EVERYTHING.

RIGHT?

GOING TO DISRUPT THE PORT.

AND YOU KNOW, WHAT IS GOING TO BE SORRY?

WE LOVE FIREWORKS.

OKAY.

I DON'T KNOW, I LOVE TOILET PAPER.

SO IF THAT DOESN'T COME IN, I'M GOING TO GET PRETTY PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SPACE CENTERED O-PISSED OFF.

>>Daryl: AERIALS COME FROM HOW DO THEY GET TO THE I DON'T KNOWS SURF,ER COME THROUGH THE MAIL TOO.

>> COME IN THROUGH THE MAIL.

OTHER MEDIA SOURCE KIND OF SCHOOL OF CINEMA AND TELEVISION WHY WE DON'T P PUT A LOT OF EFFORT ON THAT.

NOT WE DON'T, KIND OF ASKS.

WHY WE HAVE TO BE SPHON WITH OUR MO RESPONSIBLE WITH OUR     Y MONEY HE MEDIA OUT LIT, RUNNING MEANINGFUL UNDERCOVER OPO&MOPERATION FOR CONTROLLED DIFFERCONTROLLEDDELIVERY THOUSA.

IF I TOLD YOU COST, TAXPAYORS $10,000 TO MAKE ARREST ON A TEN POUND PACKAGE OF FIERFIREWFIREWORKS, PEOPLE WOULD OF LOSE THEIR MIND OVER THAT.

NOW, WE'RE STILL DOING THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.

BUT IF I'M GOING TO SPEND TAXPAYOR DOLLARS SAY UPWARDS OF $10,000, OR MORE, ON OPERATION, I WANT TO 40-FOOT CONTAINER.

REAL QUICK TO THAT, DANGER OF FIREWORKS, MAYBE 14 YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A COMPANY WHO DISMANTLED FIREWORKS.

IN THE WAIKELE AREA AND EXPLOSION IN ADD VETERAN E DETONATION AND LIVES LOST THERE YOU THROUGH THAT.

NOT ONLY DANGER BRING THEM IN BUT ONCE THEY'RE HERE, WHOEVER IS CHARGED WITH STORING THEM AND DISPOSING OF THEM, THEY'RE STILL DANGER IN THAT AND WE WENT TO THE HOUSE ALL ALIAMANU, WELL REPORTED, AFTER THE SUMMARY POSSSUMMEXPLOSION PATIES OFF THE SCENE, LARGE NUMBER OF FIREWORKS IN THAT CAR PORTER THAT POSED CHANGER TO THOSE NEIGHBORS OWL E'O ALL FIRST RESPONSORED AND VE INVESTIGATOR IT'S.

>>Daryl: I'M GETTING NUMBER OF QUESTIONS HERE.

DIDN'T REALIZE I HAD.

CAN CAUGHT UP HERE.

COUPLE OF PROSECUTION TYPE QUESTIONS.

CAN SWU BE PROSECUTE BY JUST HAVING ILLEGAL FIREWORKS ON THEIR PROPERTY IN THE GARAGE, ET CETERA, IF PEOPLE START GOING TO JAIL, MAIN THINK TWICE.

ANOTHER PERSON, ALWAYS BEEN AERIAL FIREWORKS ALWAYS BEEN ILLEGAL.

REPRESENTATIVE MATAYOSHI YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING.

WHAT DID YOU FIND WHEN YOU ACTUALLY LOOKED AT THE PROBABLY EMERGENCY.

WHAT DID YOU FIND WHEN YOU LOOKED AT THE LAWS AND MAYBE SPOTTED SOME U SOME OF THESE GAPS?

>> I WANT TO GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.

INCLUDING TRISHA NA NAKATA ISSHA ROSE MATA USE WORKED HARD TO CRAFT LAWS.

NAKAMASU.

ONE OF BILLS WE PUT IN POSSESSION OF FIREWORKS.

PERSONALITIES CERTAIN AMOUNTS 25, 50 POUNDS WE DID MAKE POSSESSION, OF THESE ILLEGAL FIREWORKS ILLEGAL.

BUT TO THAT CALLER'S POINT, I BELIEVE ALREADY ILLEGAL.

>>Daryl: SCOTT WAS SAYING WAY THE LAW WAS WRIVME WRITTEN TESTIMONY HARD TO PROSECUTE.

>> E'O.

>> SIMPLED LAW TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PROSECUTE INSTEAD OF REFERRING TO CFR, FED REGULATION DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MUCH TRIED TO SIMPLIFY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT OPEN AND SHUT CASE FOR THE PROSECUTION.

>>Daryl: ONE OF THE THINGS YOU DID, QUESTION FROM ERIC IN KAILUA, CAN SOMEONE BE PROSECUTE THE FOR MURDER OR MANSLAUGHTER IF SOMEONE ELSE GETS KILLED BY USE YOU EVER ILLEGAL FIREWORKS.

STRONG DETERRENT.

YOUR BILL SAY THAT IF SOMEONE IS INJURED,.

>> YES.

>>Daryl: BUT IT'S THAT'S NOT KILL, KILLED IS WHOLE ANOTHER LEVEL OF CRIME.

I.

>> I BELIEVE IT'S INJURED OR KILLED.

OBVIOUSLY SOMEONE KILLED GOT INJURED AS WELL.

THE PENALTIES GO UP I WANT TO SAY TWO LEVELS IF SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

BUT IT'S CERTAINLY PENALTIES ARE ENHANCED.

IF IT'S SERIOUS, OR DEATH, SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DE DEATH, A FELL FELONY AND STONINS BODYRY INJURY, FELONY, INJURY, B FELONY.

>>Daryl: MIGHT BE NOT WORTH GANGGOINGBACK IN HUS HUSBAND HIS TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BACK IN HISTORY IF YOU HAD A CASE BEFORE WHERE YOU INTO YOU SOMEONE LIT A FIREWORKS AND ACTUALLY, LED TO SOMEONE'S DEATH, THAT WOULD BE RECKLESS MANSLAUGHTER?

>> FACT SPECIFIC.

GETTING BACK TO WHAT SCOTT AND MIKE COMMENTED, MAKE A DISTINCTION BETWEENS MURDER AND MANSLAUGHTER DIFFERENT PART OF THE PENAL CODE AND THE NEW LEGISLATION THAT CIPALI CIPCRIMINALIZES CLASS A FELONY.

LOWER STAN TOWARD TO MEET.

MURDER ENG ENGINE TENSIONALLY INGAINING IN CONTACT PRACTICAL CERTAINTY CAUSE SOMEONE ELSE'S DEATH.

GENERALLY SPEAK, THAT IS NEVER GOING TO HOLD TRUE IN A FIREWORKS CASE.

UNLESS YOU HAVE PROOF THAT SOMEONE POINTED AT SOMEONE, PURPOSEFULLY WITH THE INTENTION TO CAUSE RESULT.

NOW, WITH REGARD TO MANSLAUGHTER, LEKS RE LEKS.

WASN'T INTENDED SUBSTANTIAL JUSTIFIABLE RISK CAUSE SOMEONE'S DEEING.

CAUSATION LINK BETWEEN THE PERSON CAUSED IT AND RESULT.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING MIKE SHARED ON ANOTHER PRO PROGRAM.

WHERE WE LIVE IN SUCH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER.

ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE GOING OFF.

WHO IS TO SAY THAT THAT PROJECTILE CAME FROM DARYL HUFF.

WHO IS TO SAY?

RIGHT-HAND MAKING THAT LINK IS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT.

LOOKING AT MURDER AND MAN LOT YOU ARE.

PROSECUTION.

MANSLAUGHTER PROSECUTIONS.

WITH THIS NEW LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE, ADDRESSES THESE SITUATIONS, MAKES IT EASIER FOR T THE PROSECUTION TO PROVE AND WHILE IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY CARRY SAME POTENTIAL PENALTY OF MURDER, LIFE WITH POSSIBLE R POSSIBILITY OF CONTROL.

FELONY NOT ANYTHING TO SNEEZE AT.

PENALTY OF INDETERMINATE 20 YEARS IN PRISON.

>>Daryl: RECENTLY THERE WAS PROSECUTION ON THE BIG ISLAND I DON'T TH THINK WE KNOW FOR SUE WHAT CRIMES PROSECUTE THE BECAUSE IT'S STILL CR S.E SEALED PROMINENT MEW MEW SIGNATURES ON THE BIG MUSICIAN ON THE BIG ISLAND.

NEW LAWS, CAN YOU PROSECUTE SOMEBODY IF THEY DAMAGE PROPERTY?

SOMEONE'S PROPERTY FROM THEIR PROPERTY?

>> YOU CAN ALWAYS PROSECUTE SOMEONE WHO HANG DAM J D DAMAGES ANOTHER PERSON AS PROPERTY.

FIREWORKS LAW, ENHANCED INJURY COME FROM INJURY RATHER THAN PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THE CRIMINAL PROPERTY DAMAGE STATUTE WOULD ADDRESS THIS CALLER'S CONCERN.

>>Daryl: OKAY.

SO IF FIRE A FIREWORKS AN CRASHES INTO SOMEBODY'S PROPERTY.

ER DON'T DO IT INTENTIONALLY, AGAIN, IS THAT CRIMINAL PROPERTY DAMAGE?

U VARYING STATES OF MIND.

GENERALLY KNOWINGLY.

IT WASN'T YOUR CONSCIOUS OBJECT BUT A YO YOU'RE AWARE PRACTICALLY CERTAIN.

THAT'S THE DEFINITION.

CASE SPECIFIC BUT DAMAGE OF PROPERTY IS RESULT OF THE CONDUCT.

COLORABLE.

MAYBE CRIMINAL PROPERTY DAMAGE PROSECUTION.

>>Daryl: THIS IS GOING TO BE SPECIFIC TO A ALEYAH ALL ALEYA.

WHY CAN'T THE STATE TAKE PROPERTY AWAY FROM THE OWNERS.

AT A ALI.

>>ALL: ALL E'O POSSIBLE TO TAKEN WHEN ARE YOU KNOW THEY HAD A TON OF FIREWORKS THERE?

I GOVERNI'M GOING TO ASK.

NOT USE ABATEMENT COVERAGE SCEUSD.

>>Daryl: ABATEMENT EXISTED.

THIS IS PLEASE.

>> THIS IS ABATEMENT IS PROVISION UNDER OUR LAW THAT FALLS UNDER FORFEITURE POSITION.

THAT'S COMPLETE SEPARATE AVENUE.

NUISANCE ABATEMENT, QUASI QUASICIVIL, QQUAQUASISEEKING TOS PROPERTY.

SEE GAMBLE BEING HOUSE.

MIKE HAVE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT.

GAMBLING HOUSE.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING K NUISANCE ABATEMENT COVERAGEE ENCOMPASSES FIREWORKS RELATED A HE OFFENSE.

NEW TOOL THAT NEEDS TO BE.

>>Daryl: WE HAVE CLEAN-UP BILL.

OBVIOUSLY FIREWORKS BULL WE PASSED LAST YEAR WAS BIG.

A BILL MOVING PARTS EXPIRPTING WITH IT.

DOING A BULLY BULL LITTLE BIT CLEAN-UP LEGISLATION.

INTRODUCE HELP.

AG EAST-FACING SHOFFICERS.ONE OF FT FOR ANY TOWER 20-POUND OSBORNEER PHO.

SEIZE THAT AND TAKEN ON THE STREETS.

20 POUNDS O MORE.

>>Daryl: AND THE POLICE.

>> CURRENTLY WHAT CYST EXISTS NUISANCE ABATEMENT IS AT SYSTEM.

AERIAL FIREWORKS.

ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IS TYPE OF FIREWORKS REQUIRES SPECIAL STORAGE.

YOUR HOUSE IS ESSENTIALLY NUISANCE IF YOU'RE STORING FOR THOSE THAT WE WRRCHT ABLE TO GIVE TICKETS TO BECAUSE, THIS YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO, KNOW THROUGH OUR DRONE FOOTAGE AND OTHER THINGS, THAT HOUSE WAS PARTICIPATING BUT WE COULDN'T SEE WHO WAS LIGHTING.

WORKING WITH AG OFFICE TO DRAFT A LETTER.

WHICH IS THE FIRST STEP.

NUISANCE ABATEMENT IT SAY, HEY.

YOUR PROPERTY WAS INVOLVED IN THIS.

BASED ON EVIDENCE, WHATEVER.

BASICALLY, CONTINUES, IN OTHER WORDS, NOW WE ACTUALLY GET YOU ONE MORE TIME.

WE COULD THEN BEGIN A PROCEEDING WHICH WOULD POTENTIALLY, IT COULD LEAD TO 12 MONTH PROBATION FROM THEIR O PRO OWN PROPERTY.

IF YOU'RE A HIR A HE HOMEOWNER BARRED WHY YOUR HOUSE FOR 12 MONTHS.

P FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO LIVE.

IT COULD BE TAKEN.

GRATEFUL TO HEAR WHAT THE REP IS GOING TO WORK ON IT JUST HAPPENS UP FRONT, NOT HAVING GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF GIVING IT BACK, AN DON'T DO IT AGAIN, JUST GET BUSTED, YOU COULD LOSE YOUR HOME.

I THINK PEOPLE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT AMOUNT OF GUN POWDER AND OO AMOUNT OF EXPLOSIVES NEW FIREWORKS HAVE, THEY COULD LEVEL TWO OR THREE HOMES NEARBY.

AND WE'VE SEEN THIS ON THE MAINLAND.

WHERE HOUSE WILL GO UP AND LEVEL THE HOUSES NEXT TO IT.

SO I THINK WHEN THEY'RE BEING STORED IN OUR COMMUNITIES REALLY SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO BE AGRESS BE AGGRESSIVE ABO.

TYPICAL HOMES AREN'T MEANT TO HOUSE EXPLOSIVES.

>>Daryl: GOOD QUESTION FROM GOT TWO MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT BOMBS.

PLEASE TALK ABOUT HOMEMADE BOMBS BIG ISLAND FOR AIR YA YAERIALS.EXPLOSIONS MORTARS?

HOW DO WE STOP THIS THAT HOUSING HOW ARETHEY GETTING HER?

NEW LAWS APPLY TO AERIAL?

>> SAY MAR MAR MAR MORTGAGOR SM A TUBE OF THE CART BO C CARDBOAD TUBE CHARGE IN DROPPED IN.

BUSTS UPWARDS.

GOOD OLD-FASHION OLD FAS         G HELICOPTERINGER O BOTTLE ROCKETS.

POUR TAR IN THE FIRE CLASS, JUST STYLE IN THE WAYS PROJECTED.

MORTAR WE CAN FIND THIS YEAR, ACTUALLY DEPUTY DIRECTOR CAME ACROSS A BUNCH OF KIDS, THAT WERE MAKING EXPLOSIVES SOUNDS OFF BASICALLY A TWO EMPTY STRING OF LEEWAR LEEWARD SODAS DROPPED LIGHTER FLUID IN.

LIGHT THE END.

MAKES A LARGE SOUND.

LITER SODAS I ACTUALLY HAD TO LOOK AT IT, WHAT WOULD YOU COVER THAT AT?

EQUIVALENT OF C CAR CO CHARCOAL.

BACK DRAFT T IS THAT A CRIME?

ARGUE A BOMB.

DOESN'T ACTUALLY EXPLODE CREATESES SOUND AT THE LEND, SOMETHING HAVETO BEING AT THAT E FUTURE.

IN KALIHI, PROBABLY WHAT YOU WERE HEARING BECAUSE WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT WAS WHAT WE SAW IT.

>> USED TO DO THIS SCIENCE CLASS.

>>Daryl: CAN EXPLAIN.

>> BIG SOUND.

>>Daryl: NOT EXPLAIN HOW.

>> WE H HAVE HAD INJURIES AND FATALITIES FROM PEOPLE WHO DESIGN THEIR OWN MORTAR TYPESET UPS.

HAPPENS IN TWO WAYS.

WHEN I WAS INTERCH QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER, INTERN, ON DUTY IN THE THE E.R.

IN 1999 OTR THAN I COMPUTERS ARE ALL GOING TO TURN OFF WE SAW BUNCH OF FIREWORKS INJURIES THAT NIGHT.

ONE OF THE INJURIES WAS SOMEONE WOULD MADE P. VC PIPE, MORTAR TYPE DEVICE.

TOO TIGHT AND RATHER THAN SHOOT OUT, IT SHOT B BLEW THE MORTAR, PIPE THIS WAY.

PERSON KILLED WITH A SHARD OF THE PVC PIPE.

SET NUMBER A WAY NOT STABLE AND THEY TIP OVER.

FALL.

AND AGAIN, A LOT OF TIMES, SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME, WE SEE FIREWORKS INJURIES COUPLED WITH DLO ALCOHOL USE.

PEOPLE ARE ININTOXICATED INTOXICATE TRYING TRY SET UP MORTAR.

TIPS OVER AND SHOOTS THE GUY NEXTDOOR.

GLAD AERIAL COULD GO IN ANY DIRECTION.

SEE INJURIES THAT WAY FROM AERIALS LAUNCHED SIDEWAYS.

WE HAVE SEEN PEOPLE OVER THE LAST O YEAR 20 YEARS KILLED BY S MORTAR TYPESET UPS.

>>Daryl: MAKE SOME PROGRESS.

ANOTHER QUESTION.

BRINGING UP LARGER QUESTION.

IS THE WAIKIKI WEEKLY FIREWORKS GOING ON?

IF SO, SHOULD STOP.

KEITH IN EWA BEACH.

WE DIDN'T HAVE VERY MANY COMMERCIAL FIREWORKS SHOWS THIS YEAR.

I MEAN, SUGGESTION IF WE HAD MORE OF THOSE, MAYBE THERE WOULD BE LESS AERIALS.

NUMBER HAVE A THEORY ABOUT THAT.

>> YEAH, SO I THINK SOME TRUTH TO THAT.

SOME SHOULD YOU BE EYE.

SSHOULDSHI BAVM IBAI OFFER QUIT.

SOMETHING GOVERNOR WANTS ME TO WORK ON O, WHERE CAN HE WE PUT THE SHOWS SUGGEST.

FUND THOSE AND WHATNOT.

I THINK SOMETIMES IT'S JUST EXCUSE BECAUSE, WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD LARGE FIREWORKS SHOWS.

STILL HAVE PEOPLE LETTING OFF FIREWORKS.

SO I THINK THERE'S A HALF TRUTH TO THAT COMENLTD.

IS WE WERE TALKING EARLIER, TRUTH TO THAT COMMENT FROM THE CEASE SEEDED FIREWORKS YOU DO ALLOW LEGAL GUYS TO COME IN AND SEE WHAT THEY COULD TAKE TO BURN OFF LEGALLY WITH THE PERMITS THAT THEY HAVE.

SEIZED FIREWORKS.

>> ONE OF WAYS WE'RE TRYING TO MITIGATE THE COST OF, GETTING RID OF THEM, RIGHT NOW, FOR TO US SHIP 40-FOOT CONTAINER TO THE UNITED STATES TO HAVE IT PROPERLY DISPOSED, A MILLION DOLLARS.

WHAT WE DO IS WE ARE ENGAGED WITH LEGAL FIREWORKS SHOWS W HE DO DO KEEP IT CLEAN AT THE SHOW, CROWD SIDE OF HAWAII.

SO IN OTHER WORDS, WE DON'T WANT IS TO CREATE A SITUATION WHERE NOT TO SAY LOCALLY WOULD BREAK OUR TRUST, BUT GIVE IT TO THEM AND HAVE IT SIPHONED OFF.

SO WE DO ENGAGE WITH FIREWORKS SHOW SHOW HE IS CONTINENT AND DISTRIBUTERS ON THE CONTINENT.

THEY PAY FOR THE COST OF IT BROUGHT TO THEM.

AND THEN IT'S NEUTRAL COST TO US.

>>Daryl: CAN'T BE ALL OF THEM.

RIGHT?

SO QUESTION FROM RAYMOND.

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE CONFISCATE CONFISCATED FIREWORKS?

STORAGE AND DANGER DOING THAT.

DO THEY DEGRADE OVER TIME.

DO WE EVER DETONATE THEM IN COMMERCIAL SHOWS.

ARE YOU PACKING CONTAINERS FOR THE FIREWORKS?

>> QUIET A BIT AND I'M PRETTY SURE THAT THERE'S AN ALSO GROWING RIGHT HERE.

BUT WE DO ACTUALLY HAVE THREE BUNKERS FULL AND.

NOT GOING TO SAY WHERE.

ONLY SO MANY PLAYS ON THE ISLAND YOU PLACE ON ISLAND.

IT'S A HUGE LIABILITY FOR THE STATE.

SO YOU KNOW, FOR ME, AND MY TEAM, IT'S ALMOST LIKE AM I GOING TO BE BECOME A VICTIM, ARE WE GOING TO BECOME VICTIM OF OUR OWN SUCCESS WAS THE TRYING TO WORK HARD TO BE CREATIVE.

TRYING TO WORK WITH THE AG OFFICE TO SAY, CONTINUE OF HAVING TO STORE ALL OF THESE FIREWORKS, UNTIL WE GET PROSECUTION, CAN WE JUST RETAIN, AMOUNT FOR PROWS COUPROGRESPROSECUTION.

50-POUND OR 50,000 POUNDS GOING TO BE A B FELONY.

SO ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS I'M TRYING TO MAKE IS WHY DON'T WE JUST STORE 100 P 100 POUNDS.

TWICE AS MUCH YOU FEED FOR PROSECUTION PURPOSES AND QUICKLY THAT YOU NEED.

>>Daryl: BECAUSE OF PROSECUTION.

>> CORRECT.

>> IS IT REALLY MILLION DOLLARS FOR A O 40-FOOT CONTAINER.

>> IT IS.

RETIRE NEW BUSINESS.

CHANCE WE CAN THROUGH LEGISLATION PASS ON T.A.

ONTO THE PERSON C CONFISCATE.

>> WE CAN TRY.

A LOT OF TIMES THAT PERSON IS NOT GOING TO HAVE KIND OF -- 40-FOOT COMPA CONTAINER NOT ONE PERSON'S FIREWORKS.

A LOT OF PEOPLE FIREWORKS BEING SEIZED.

I THINK WE CAN LOOK AT LEGISLATION.

TO PASS PASSI THE ACCOST ALONG.

WITH DLE BEFORE.

ALSO TEXT MIS MISMESSAGE OTHER METHODS OF DISPOSEEL FIREWORKS CHEMICAL US BUY TO DISSOLVE THE FIREWORKS.

KNEWIKNEW ELNEUTRALIZE.

HOPEFULLY TO THE SHIP TO THE MAINLAND.

LARGE BOMB TO THE MAINLAND.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

>>Daryl: FALL OF COL CLYDE SET OF WHOLE THING.

>> SO MAD AT ME.

>>Daryl: COUPLE OF QUICK IDEAS FOR THE PUBLIC.

ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS THAT COULD BE DONE.

MILES HAWAII KAI, WHEN YOU GUYS CRY CITATION FORWARDED TOR INSURANCE COMPANY.

CAN YOU LAW BE PASSED SOMEONE GIVEN C CITATION FOR ILLEGAL FIREWORKS, FORWARDED TO THE HOMEOWNERS STHIEWRN INSURANCE C NOT GOING TO BEAT THE HORSE HE DEAD.

HOPING THROUGH HAZARDOUS PROPERTY TAX, HAVE ASSESSMENT AGAINST YOUR PROPERTY INE'O I'M SURE INSURANCE COMPANY IS GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IS ADDITIONAL LINE ENTITLEMENT IEVMI?FLAG THE SNIER INSURANCE Y PROPERTY IS A HAZARD COULD AFFECT YOUR HOMEOWNERS INSUINSURANCE R FOR IT BE FAIR HAVE TO BE OCCURRING AT THERAPIST PRO A THEIRPROPERTY.

FRIEND AS HOUSE LETTING IT UP, NOT COME AFTER MY BRO PROPERTY.

FRIEND AS HOUSE IS FAIR GAME.

TRYING TO CREATE THE MECHANISM SO IT INSURANCE COMPANIES CAN BE FLAGGED THAT THE PERSON THAT YOU'RE INSURE SOMETHING ACTUALLY RISKING.

>>Daryl: AS PROSECUTOR ARE YOU MUST SIT THE THERE THINKINGF I WOULD CHANGE THE LAW.

HOW WHO WOULD I CHANGE CHANGE IT?

CAN WE GO AFTER PEOPLE FOR THE DEBRIS THEY LEFT BEHIND?

NOT A BAD IDEA BUT LITTERING SEEMS ALWAYS IRRESPONSIBLE THE WAY THAT PEOPLE ARE FIRING THINGS OFF.

ONE THOUGHT.

I MEAN, IF YOU GOING TO WRITE WRITE A FIREWORKS LAW.

WHAT WOULD YOU RIGHT?

, CAN'T DO BETTER THAN WHAT WAS DONE IN 2025.

WHAT WOULD YOU WRITE COMMEND ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES FOR ENACTING, COMMON SENSE PRACTICAL WORKABLE LAWS FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSPECTIVE.

REALLY, WHAT WAS DONE IS TO BE COMMENDED.

AND LOOK FORWARD TO ENFORCING THESE LAWS AT AN BURDEN, MUCH MORE EVIDENTIARY BURDEN.

SO TOO SPEAK.

BEYOND REASONABLE DIAMOND HEAD BOUND AS ALWAYS.

DOUBT AS ALWAYS.

COULDN'T ADD MORE.

COMPLEENSIVE.

GOES ON AND ON.

EXCRCOMPREHENSIVE ADDRESSED EFEL FROM LOW LEVEL INFRACTIONS AKIN TO, TRAFFIC VIOLATION THROUGH CLASS A FELONY.

WHEREAS, JUST TWO YEARS AGO, NONE OF THAT EXISTED.

ALMOST ALL OR NOTHING.

SO THERE'S COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH WITH ENHANCE IT'D PEN THE AS WE'RE HOPEFUL WILL PROVIDE DETERRENT AFFECT TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR.

>>Daryl: BACK TO YOU.

MIKE LAMBERT.

HOW DO WE USE OF DRONES MAKE A DIFFERENCE THIS YEAR?

DESCRIBE YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW YOU COULD USE DRONE FOOTAGE.

RECORDED.

RIGHT?

STRYING TO CATCH PEOPLE REAL TIME OR MORE LIKE DEVELOPING DATABASE OF PROSECUTIONS FOR LATER?

>> KIND OF DOING BOTH.

WHAT WE LEARNED DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BETWEEN H1-H2 4TH OF JULY ANDIN NEW YEAR'S EVE.

NOBODY WAS TAKING IT SERIOUS.

EMERH1-H2 4TH OF JULY.

WEREN'T ABLE TO CATCH BURNING.

DRONE ABLE TO GIVE IT.

GROUND UNITS PLACE AND TIME.

FOURTH OF JULY TICKETS MUCH CLEANER.

WE NOTICED NEW YEAR'S EVE, HOW OUTTHERE, I WAS OUT THERE AIEA, AIEA-PEARL CITY, TRYING TO KEEP YOU GUYS SAFE OF THE NOTICING IS THAT PEOPLE COMING IN RUNNING OUT, LIGHTING OFF REAL QUICK AN WEIGHT.

BY THE TIME THE DRONE KIND OF HOVERS OVER, WE CAN'T QUITE SEE WHO IS LIT IT.

AND WEIGHT.

CAME FROM THE HOUSE.

SO WHEN WE'RE OUT HERE NEW YEAR'S EVE, PIE BOSS HAVING A HARD TIME SEEING WHICH GUY LIT IT.

BUT WE KNOW IT'S THAT HOUSE.

JUST TOLD THEM MAKE THE CASE AGAINST THE HOUSE.

WE FOLLOW UP W WITH NUISANCE ABATEMENT LATER.

>>Daryl: YOU WER WANT TO TO SAY SUPREME COURT.

SOMESOMETHING?

ILLEGAL FIREWORKS IS BURNED ON A PROPERTY.

PROPERTY OWNER CAN BE HELD RESPONSIBLE.

EVEN IF IT'S SOMEONE RENTING IT.

NOT GOING TO OWNER, RENTER COULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TOO.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS HOPING DEVELOPS WITH THE DRONE FOOTAGE IS IF THEY TRACE THE INFA R ED TO THE PROPERTY IT     F ITSELF.

INFRARED.

PROPERTY OWNER CAN BE HELD, PARTIALLY RESPO RESPONSIBLE.

THEY'RE THE FOR GOING TO GO AFTER THEM FOR CLASS A FELONY.

I GUESS WE'LL SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE DIE OR NOT.

BUT THERE IS A RECOURSE AGAINST THAT PROPERTY OWNER OR THAT RENTER IF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS IS FIRED OFF ON THEIR PROPERTY.

EVEN IF THEY WEREN'T THE PERSON DO IT.

SO TRYING TO GET SOME RESPONSIBILITY ON THE PERSON WHO WHOSE WHOSE PROPERTY IT WA.

>>Daryl: PROR PROPERTY LIABILITY ASPECTS.

CASE MADE ON THE BIG ISLAND.

>> MAUI I THINK.

>>Daryl: RIGHT.

LET'S GET BACK.

PEOPLE GOING TO GET CITATIONS OR ARRESTS STILL IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS OAR R O NTS MONTHS FW YEAR'S EVE.

>> SO FAR NINE HOUSES THAT HAVE BEEN D U IDENTIFIED TO RECEIVE NUISANCE ABATEMENT WARNINGS.

WARNING NOT.

FIRST STEP IN NUISANCE ABATEMENT OF.

TO WORK YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE THE PROPERTY OWNER THE OPPORTUNITY TO ABATEMENT.

LAYMAN'S TERMS BOT TO KNOCK IT OGOT TO KNOCK IT CONTINUE ON YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.

FIRST STEP IN NU NUISANCE ABATEMENT.

>>Daryl: ACTUALLY, NOT GOING TO BE CRIMINAL CITATION.

LETTER THAT SAYS, DON'T DO THIS OR YOU'RE GOING TO BE.

>> BASICALLY ON NOTICE.

SECOND ONE COULD COME WITH PROCEEDING.

>>Daryl: HOW DO YOU FOLLOW UP?

>> BASICALLY JUST HAVE TO GO OUT THERE CHECK ON IT, BECAUSE NUISANCE ABATEMENT, WITNESS CAN BE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SO WE PUT YOU ON NOTICE.

IF WE CATCH YOU, NEIGHBORS TURN YOU IN, ALL THE SAME.

SO DO WHAT YOU YOU'RE GOING TO DO IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT.

WE'RE GOING FOLLOW UP.

AGAIN, STRATEGY THAT I USE WHEN I WAS A NARCOMAJOR.

SERGEANT AND MAJOR.

TO GAME ROOM.

EA LOT OF THINGS YOU GUYS ARE SEEING ME DO AT THE STATE, CULLCULMINATION CAREER AT HPD.

ADDRESS FIREWORKS AND OTHER ISSUES FACING THE STATE.

>>Daryl: INTERESTING PEGS HE PERPERSPECTIVE WE HAVEN'T HEARD.

PROGRAM ARER ILLEGAL FIREWORKS COULD MORE BE DONE.

SUNNY SAY NO.

WHY SO MUCH PUT SO POPULAR.

CANNOT LEGISLATE COMMON SENSE.

MANY PEOPLE FEEL THIS WAY AND VOICES ARE NOT HEARD.

FOUR OR FIVE MINUTES LEFT.

GO AROUND.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY AS THE RIGHT ATMOSPHERE, OR THE RIGHT THINGS PEOPLE COULD DO TO CELEBRATE NEW YEAR'S NOT QUITE SO DANGEROUS MAKE A LOT OF NOISE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> GETTING BACK TO THAT CALLER'S MESSAGE, WHAT THE LEGISLATURE STATED IN 2025.

MADE A FINDING THAT REPRESENTS THEIR CONSIDERED JUDGMENT.

THAT ANY INTRINSIC VALUE DERIVED FROM FIREWORKS IS FAR OUTWEIGHED BY THE DANGERS TO PERSONS, PROPERTY, AND PETS.

AND HOPEFULLY, THAT IS THE KIND OF SENTIMENT THAT ALIGNS WITH SO MUCH NORM WAS MAJORITY OFOF US.

HAVEN'T ELIMINATED SAFE LEGAL FIRECRACKERS OR FIREWORKS USE.

BUT THERE HAS TO BE, HAVE TO BE OTHER WAYS WHERE WE CAN CELEBRATE RESPONSIBLY, RECOGNIZING THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE TO ONE ANOTHER AND RESPONSIBILITY WE HAVE TO ONE ANOTHER.

JUST FOR THE SOCIAL CONTRACTS.

SO THERE MANY OTHER WAYS TO CELEBRATE RESPONSIBLY.

FIREWORKS ARE STILL PART OF OUR CULTURE.

BUT THEY DON'T NEARLY HAVE THAT ELEVATED THE STATUTES THAT PERHAPS THEY HAD IN THE PAST.

>>Daryl: WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC ANSWER FOR THE QUESTION.

WHEN I WAS YOUNG LIVED KAIMUKI.

OLD HOOD NEIGHBORHOOD WOOD ROROOFS HOUSES ARE CLOSE.

SMALL LOTS WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT FIRE DANGER AS FAR AS BURNING DOWN A NEIGHBORHOOD.

R ALIAMANU WAS UNMANAGE BEING TO US BEFORE LAST YEAR, UNIMAGINABLE, SO WAS LAHAINA.

NOT FROM, MAUI, DIDN'T LIVE THROUGH THAT.

WE CERTAINLY SAW THE AFTERMATH APP HOW TRAGIC THAT WAS.

IMAGINE A FIRE GETTING LOOSE IN NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE KAIMUKI.

OR NANAKULI OR OTHER DRY AREAS ON ISLAND.

AND WIPING OUT 100 OR 200 HOMES AND ALL OF THOSE LIVES.

ALIAMANU HORRIBLE.

I WAS THERE DWARF TO COMPARISON WHAT WAS LOST IN MAUI.

ILLEGAL FIREWORKS CAN CAUSE A FIRE STORM THAT CAN WIPE OUT A LOT MORE ON THAT JUST SIX PEOPLE THAT DIED TRAGIC AS IT WAS IN ALIAMANU I DON'T HAVE A ANSWER FOR HER BUT I THINK THERE'S FUN THINGS DO THAT DON'T NECESSARILY INVOLVE BLOWING UP NEIGHBORHOOD.

>>Daryl: GETTING AT, PANEL, IS THERE A SENSE THAT WE CAN STILL FIRE OFF FIRECRACKERS OR LESS NOT AERIALS, AND NO BOMBS ON ON CVSLY, OBVIOUSLY DO YOU FL LIKE WE CAN MAKE ROOM TORE FOR THAT CELEBRATION.

>> I DON'T SEE ITER JIM SAID, LAHAINA, PLAYED LARGE FACTOR TOO IN THE IMPETUS TO FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO PUSH THIS THROUGH ALL WHAT R ALIAMANU HONESTLY I JUST HAD ENOUGH.

IN HAWAII.

SAME LEGISLATURE REPRESENTS LITERALLY BY TITLE REPRESENTATIVE.

WE HELI REPRESENT PEOPLE IN OUR AREAS AND WE HEARD, GOT EARFUL FROM THEM AFTER THE TRAGEDY AT ALIAMANU THAT ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH.

>>Daryl: THINK DO-O YOU THINK PUBLIC IS RE REEL READY FR ZERO TOLERANCE SPLOAS EXPLOSIVE LEGAL FIREWORKS.

GET PERMITS.

RED STING FIREWORKS.

JAPANESE GREW UP DOING THAT BOMBS FIRED O NOW UNCONSCIONABLE.

DATE AFTER THE TRAGEDY, LAST NEW YEAR'S EVE, I THOUGHT WHAT IF THAT WAS MY HOUSE OR MY NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE?

WHAT IF MY KIDS WERE SLEEPING AND THE HOUSE NEXT TO ME BLEW UP AND KILLED I MY FAMILY I L NEXT DAY, I GOT TO WORKING ON IT AND I HEARD FROM ALL OF MY CONSTITUENTS AND HEARD PEOPLE ACROSS ISLAND, ACROSS THE STATE, THAT ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH.

TIME TO ACT.

WE NEED TO ACT AS DEISIS I HAVE BEENLY AND DO SOMET SOMETHING-DECISIVE WILL AIDEN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.

>>Daryl: THANK YOU ALL.

FOR BEING HERE.

I WANT TO THANK OUR FOLKS AT HOME FOR JOINING US FOR THE TONIGHT'S DISCUSSION.

THANK OUR GUESTS: REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT MATAYOSHI AND DIRECTOR MIKE LAMBERT, AND DR.

JAMES IRELAND AND DIVISION CHIEF SCOTT BELL.

NEXT WEEK ON INSIGHTS, EVERY TEN YEARS THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU APPOINTS A COMMISSION TO REVIEW THE CITY'S CHARTER.

LEARN HOW YOU CAN MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND SHARE YOUR INPUT INTO OUR CITY'S GOVERNING DOCUMENT.

I'M DARYL HUFF FOR INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI'I.

ALOHA!

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