Hawaii authorities are asking lawmakers for money to hire eight people and pay for a $2 million expansion of a forensic lab to crack down on the rampant smuggling of illegal fireworks.

After explosions set off by fireworks in New Year's celebrations in Honolulu killed three women and injured more than 20 people, including children, authorities and residents now wonder whether the toll will dissuade people from putting on such shows in the future or whether it will prompt more effective efforts by police to crack down.

Hawaii’s illegal fireworks problem has once again been thrust into the spotlight. On Friday, Jan. 3, the Department of Law Enforcement submitted a report to state lawmakers, requesting millions in funding for expanded enforcement.

The six victims are in their 20s and 30s, and all have extensive burns, according to Dr. Kevin Foster, director of the Arizona Burn Center.

A three-year-old boy on Monday became the fourth person to die of injuries stemming from a massive explosion of fireworks a Honolulu home on New Year's Eve, police said. The blast also killed three women and injured more than 20 people,

A three-year-old boy has died after a New Year's Eve fireworks explosion in Honolulu, Hawaii. The blast killed three women and left at least 20 people injured