Hawai’i Police Department
Traffic Services Section
Sergeant Kelly Ka’aumoana-Matsumoto
Phone: 961-2305
November 16, 2009
Media Release
During the week of November 10, 2009, through November 16, 2009, Big Island police arrested 18 motorists for drunk driving. Seven of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 1,189 DUI arrests compared with 1,198 during the same period last year, a decrease of 0.8 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
| District | Weekly Total | Year to Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hāmākua | 0 | 4 | |
| North Hilo | 0 | 5 | |
| South Hilo | 7 | 409 | |
| Puna | 1 | 137 | |
| Ka’u | 1 | 43 | |
| Kona | 8 | 479 | |
| South Kohala | 1 | 92 | |
| North Kohala | 0 | 20 | |
| Island Total | 18 | 1,189 | |
There have been 1,361 major accidents so far this year compared with 1,540 during the same period last year, a decrease of 11.6 percent.
So far this year, there were 20 traffic fatalities on the Big Island compared with 24 during the same period last year, a decrease of 16.7 percent.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.