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From 6 p.m. Dec. 31 to 6 a.m. Jan. 1, Maui police received 118 calls related to fireworks violations across Maui County.
Police said two people were arrested and one citation was issued for aerial fireworks violations, while eight reports were taken for documentation purposes. Additionally, one home was hit by a suspected illegal firework and suffered extensive damage.
The first arrest involved a 27-year-old Lahaina man accused of an aerial fireworks violation. He was later released pending investigation.
The second arrest stemmed from an incident at about 10:57 p.m. Dec. 31 in which a 35-year-old Kahului man was sitting in front of his residence lighting fireworks with juvenile relatives and a suspected illegal aerial firework exploded near his legs.
The man sustained an open wound to his shin and was taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center with serious injuries.
As a result of the incident, a 26-year-old Kahului man was arrested on charges of first-degree reckless endangerment and fireworks violations. He was taken into custody at the Wailuku Police Station and later posted $20,000 bail.
At about 12:30 a.m. Jan. 1, police said a suspected illegal aerial firework struck a home on Puumakani Street in Kahului, causing extensive damage to a nearby window and plastic vinyl fencing. No suspects have been identified in that incident.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Maui Police Department at (808) 244-6400 and reference report No. 26-000013.