In recent years, occasions large and small — parties, Super Bowls, mixed martial arts fights, even Thanksgiving — have provided a reason for residents across Hawaii to set

An explosion in Honolulu caused by illegal aerial fireworks shooting into a crate with more fireworks killed three and critically injured 20, police said.

A fireworks-related incident in Hawaii has left two people dead and 22 injured, according to a local news report. The incident took place in Salt Lake-Aliamanu, a neighborhood near Honolulu, and Honolulu Emergency Medical Services have reached the scene, according to Hawaii News Now.

At least three people were killed and dozens were critically injured in a massive New Year's fireworks explosion in Hawaii. The illegal fireworks exploded after midnight Wednesday at a home in Honolulu.

Honolulu mayor Rick Blangiardi said in a statement that the explosion was "caused by what appears to be illegal fireworks"

Drone video captures a New Year's Eve fireworks explosion that killed three people and wounded more than 20 in a Honolulu neighborhood.

The incident, which occurred during a New Year's celebration, is raising questions about the risks fireworks pose, particularly in Hawaii.

Honolulu released names for two of three women who died in the New Year’s Eve fireworks explosion in Salt Lake but said the identity of the third victim has not been confirmed. The women were killed and more than two dozen other people seriously injured when fireworks exploded in a garage at 4144 Keaka Drive just after midnight.

We are learning more about a New Year's Eve fireworks explosion in Honolulu, Hawaii that has killed at least three people and injured many others. FOX's Nikki Schenfeld has the latest.