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Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi is sworn in for his second term by retired Associate Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court Stephen Levinson during ceremonies on Thursday at the Mission Memorial ...

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi (I) vowed at Wednesday’s news conference to shut down the “pipeline of illegal fireworks entering our island,” calling the New Year’s disaster a painful ...

"This incident is a painful reminder of the danger posed by illegal fireworks," Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi told a news conference. "They put lives at risk, they drain our first responders and ...

Honolulu mayor Rick Blangiardi said in a statement that the explosion was "caused by what appears to be illegal fireworks" Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The ...

Rescuers said that the fireworks exploded outside a house — with Mayor Rick Blangiardi blaming “illegal fireworks.” At least two people have died and 22 more people have been injured in a ...

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"This incident is a painful reminder of the danger posed by illegal fireworks," Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said during a news conference on January 3. More Marco Garcia/AP Photo The fatal ...

“This incident is a painful reminder of the danger posed by illegal fireworks,” Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi told a news conference. “They put lives at risk, they drain our first ...

GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE @STARADVERTISER.COM Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi was sworn in for his second term Thursday by former state Supreme Court Associate Justice Steven Levinson at the Mission ...