By Michael Tsai
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 02, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 08:48 a.m. HST, Jan 02, 2012

In the first New Year's celebration under Honolulu's new fireworks law, Honolulu Fire Department dispatches for fireworks-related fires, medical emergencies and other incidents fell across the board — though perhaps not as much as fire officials had hoped.

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There were 234 calls between 8 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday, down from 274 over the same period last year but higher than the 2009 total of 207.

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HFD spokesperson Capt. Terry Seelig said that while the raw numbers show a decrease from last year's totals, the difference "is not significant."

"It's still much busier than a regular night," Seelig said. "We still had quite a few calls, which was on par with what we've seen in previous years. There were still a lot of fires probably related to fireworks. We were hoping that would change."

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