Hawaiʻi Police Department
Traffic Services Section
Sergeant Robert Pauole
Phone: 961-2305
Media Release
During the week of June 19, 2017, through June 25, 2017, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 22 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Two of the drivers were under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 560 DUI arrests compared with 535 during the same period last year, an increase of 4.67 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
| DUI Arrests by District | |||
| District | Weekly Total | Year to Date | |
| Hāmākua | 0 | 7 | |
| North Hilo | 0 | 2 | |
| South Hilo | 7 | 141 | |
| Puna | 3 | 131 | |
| Kaʻū | 0 | 6 | |
| Kona | 11 | 244 | |
| South Kohala | 1 | 29 | |
| North Kohala | 0 | 0 | |
| Island Total | 22 | 560 | |
There have been 675 major accidents so far this year compared with 720 during the same period last year, a decrease of 6.25 percent.
To date, there were 18 fatal crashes (one of which had multiple deaths), resulting in 20 fatalities, compared with 10 fatal crashes (one of which had multiple deaths), resulting in 11 fatalities for the same time last year. This represents an increase of 80 percent for fatal crashes, and 81.82 percent for fatalities.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island-wide.
