Police arrested two employees of one of O'ahu's largest importers of legal fireworks after they allegedly sold illegal aerial fireworks to an undercover officer out of the company's airport area warehouse, police said.

Kalihi district police yesterday displayed more than 25 pounds of illegal aerial fireworks, with names such as "Let's Get Lit" and "Grizzly Power," from China, that they say were sold to an undercover officer Monday afternoon.

An additional 94 cases of illegal aerial fireworks were seized from the Eidai International Inc. warehouse, police said. Maj. Kurt Kendro, the Kalihi district commander, said the fireworks have a street value of about $50,000.

Aerial fireworks are illegal in Hawai'i except in professional, sanctioned displays.

Kendro estimated the haul as a ton of aerial fireworks, including explosives strong enough to rattle windows.

"Obviously, aerial fireworks are a big concern for the community," Kendro said. "This is a huge, huge thing that affects all of us. We have all been woken up at night at 2 o'clock in the morning and hear these illegal aerial fireworks."

Kendro said the aerial fireworks are dangerous and can cause fires when they land.

Arrested Monday were David S.W.C. Fan, 33, and Alfred B. Bernarte, 32, police said. Kendro said they are employees of Eidai International at 2676 Waiwai Loop. Eidai imports products such as Surfah Hawai'i rubber slippers.

Officials said the company is a licensed wholesaler, but not a retailer, of consumer-grade fireworks, and one of the biggest suppliers on O'ahu to temporary fireworks stands and stores that sell fireworks for New Year's.

David Fan is the son of Eidai International's owner, who also is named David, police said. The younger Fan and Bernarte were released pending an investigation. Neither could be reached yesterday, and no one answered the phone at the warehouse.

Kendro said charges will be sought in state court for the Class C felony sale of aerial fireworks, which carries up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will be contacted to see if federal charges are applicable, Kendro said.

Kendro said some of the seized fireworks were labeled as legal, consumer-grade pyrotechnics. He said there have been more than 300 complaints about illegal aerial fireworks this year.