HALAWA, Hawaii (KHON2) -- Hundreds upon hundreds of pounds of illegal fireworks were turned in to state officials today and no questions were asked to those who brought them in. Check out more news from around Hawaii The amnesty event aimed to lower the amount of illegal fireworks on the island following the deadly fireworks explosion on New Year's Eve. Illegal fireworks cause mass casualty event in Hawaii: ‘Enough is enough’ "Especially when people lose their lives like that. It's really, really devastating," said Kaimuki resident Cody Yonamine. "If this happened to them, it might happen to us or anybody." Yonamine brought about 100 ground bloom flowers, which used to be legal in the Islands. "My dad actually had them for a long time. So we're not going to use them, so instead of just throwing it away, because I know sometimes if you throw it away, it can be kind of dangerous," Yonamine said. The Department of Law Enforcement called the event a big success because everything that was turned in is no longer on the streets or in neighboring homes. "Every piece of fireworks that's in your home that's not stored properly and not used properly can be a hazard, as we've seen," DLE Director Jordan Lowe said. "I'm glad to see that people are starting to recognize how dangerous fireworks is." Some of the fireworks that residents turned in were decades old. HPD said one box had prices listed from 1995. These fireworks become more dangerous the longer they have been stored. "When it's stored that long in a heat, it's more susceptible to friction, sunlight. If you drop a box, for instance, it can go off and cause an explosion," said HPD Cpl. Jeff Llacuna. "We had some shells out here earlier, they're the same shells that they use at a Hilton show. So the professional grade shells that are being bought and sold illegally. We're seeing a lot more of these cakes, every one of these cakes here are illegal." Over 700 pounds of illegal fireworks were collected by 12 p.m. and officials said the total will be announced on Jan. 13. "Who knows what would happen next New Year's or even 4th of July or any of that stuff," Yonamine said. "I'd rather just drop it off, making sure that I don't do any illegal stuff or I probably won't ever do fireworks ever again in my lifetime." Find more Hawaii, Oahu, Maui and Kauai news here DLE director Lowe said everything collected on Saturday will be brought to a secure facility in an undisclosed location to be stored. The department is planning another fireworks amnesty event for the end of 2025.