Media Release
During the week of April 16, through April 22, 2018, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 350 DUI arrests compared with 383 during the same period last year, a decrease of 8.6 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
| DUI Arrests by District | |||
| District | Weekly Total | Year to Date |
|
| Hāmākua | 0 | 2 | |
| North Hilo | 0 | 1 | |
| South Hilo | 8 | 88 | |
| Puna | 6 | 76 | |
| Ka’ū | 0 | 10 | |
| Kona | 6 | 142 | |
| South Kohala | 1 | 27 | |
| North Kohala | 0 | 4 | |
| Island Total | 21 | 350 | |
There have been 392 major accidents so far this year compared with 427 during the same period last year, a decrease of 8.2 percent.
To date, there were 7 fatal crashes (one of which had multiple deaths), resulting in 8 fatalities, compared with 7 fatal crashes, resulting in 7 fatalities for the same time last year. This represents an increase of 14.3 percent for fatalities.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.