The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office have identified two out of three victims that have died in the New Year’s Eve Aliamanui firework explosion.

Officials have not yet released the names of the 15 people killed in the New Orleans New Year's Day truck attack, but their families and friends have started sharing their stories.

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 off illegal fireworks.