The deadly accident occurred just before midnight on New Year's Eve outside a home, the Honolulu Fire Department said in a statement.

At least two people have died and 22 more people have been injured in a fireworks-related incident in Hawaii in the early hours of New Year’s Day.

Two people were killed and at least 20 others injured in a fireworks accident during a New Year’s Eve celebration in Hawaii, authorities said. The incident occurred just before midnight outside a home in a residential neighborhood in Honolulu, the local fire department said. The victims were not immediately identified.