Hawaiʻi Island Men Charged for Distributing Illegal Fireworks

Feds charge 2 East Hawaii men in illegal fireworks bust | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Two East Hawaii men accused of importing fireworks illegally to Hawaii and distributing them obtained most of the pyrotechnics from an unnamed business in Prescott, Wis. — a city at the confluence of the St. Croix and Mississippi rivers with multiple fireworks companies, according to a federal complaint.

Hawaii Island men charged in massive fireworks smuggling enterprise

Federal agents seized more than 70 pallets of fireworks, guns and cash after searching containers on the mainland and the men’s properties on the Big Island.

Hawaiʻi Island men charged for distributing illegal fireworks

Two Hawaiʻi Island men have been arrested and charged in connection to a years-long illegal fireworks distribution project US Attorney Ken Sorenson said on Dec. 30.

Two East Hawaii men arrested, charged in federal fireworks bust

Two East Hawaii men — 52-year-old Darrel Goo of Keaau and 45-year-old Cy Tamura of Hilo — were arrested and charged by federal authorities Monday for criminal offenses relating to importing fireworks into Hawaii and distributing them.

Two Arrested For Illegal Fireworks Distribution Operation On Hawaiʻi Island

HILO, Hawaiʻi - The U.S. Attorney announced the arrests on Tuesday, following an undercover operation by law enforcement.

Two Hilo-Area Men Arrested for Years-Long Operation to Transport and Distribute Illegal Fireworks on Big Island

Two Hilo-Area Men Arrested for Years-Long Operation to Transport and Distribute Illegal Fireworks on Big Island U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Hawaii HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Darrel Goo, 52, of Keaau, Hawaii, and Cy Tamura, 45, of Hilo, Hawaii, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint yesterday with multiple fireworks-related criminal offenses, including transporting fireworks into Hawaii; engag…