UPDATES: The medical examiner’s office released the names for two of the three women killed and a 20-year-old who died in a separate fireworks incident.

Hawaii must finally crack down on illegal fireworks. This is not a tradition.

A task force created to find and stop shipments has seized more than 100 tons of explosives — but no criminal charges have followed.

One Salt Lake resident offered a different description of what caused the explosion that killed 3 people.

A 2023 Civil Beat investigation found that authorities often failed to track the origins of illegal caches or build bigger legal cases.

UPDATE: At least three women were killed in the New Year’s Eve explosion — and officials warned the toll was likely to rise. But whether the tragedy will be enough to change laws and behavior remains a question.