It appears to me that, just by the sheer number of legal fireworks sold this past New Year's, the people of Hawaii have already spoken on this issue. All we will see is a black market developing once again and people purchasing illegal fireworks. Hawaii's allowing fireworks for a few hours on New Year's Eve is a good idea.
People like to celebrate New Year's Eve worldwide with a bang.
Fireworks are banned the year round in Arizona and it isn't easy to obtain them. But guns are everywhere. On New Year's Eve, my neighborhood sounded like a war zone, including the firing of automatic weapons. In another part of Phoenix, again this year, there was a fatality. A bullet fired into the air returns to the ground at about the same speed as it leaves the gun's barrel.