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Fireworks legislation awaits Gov. Green’s signature

Fireworks legislation awaits Gov. Green’s signature

Calls for greater enforcement efforts were taken much more seriously when the Legislature convened just two weeks after the deadly blast at a New Year’s Eve party in Aliamanu that killed six people, injured or maimed dozens of others and led to arrests.

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