Honolulu Police Have Arrested 6 People in Connection With Deadly New Year’s Fireworks Blast

Honolulu Police Have Arrested 6 People in Connection With Deadly New Year’s Fireworks Blast
The home where a New Year's Eve fireworks explosion killed and injured people in Honolulu on Jan. 1, 2025. Marco Garcia/AP Photo
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HONOLULU—Police arrested a total of six people in connection with a deadly explosion of illegal fireworks in a Honolulu neighborhood on New Year’s Eve and confiscated 500 pounds of unused fireworks from the scene of the blast, authorities said Thursday.

Police arrested two couples on Wednesday and one couple last Friday, said Honolulu police homicide Lt. Deena Thoemmes said. Police expect to arrest more people, she said.