Hawai‘i Police Department
Traffic Services Section
Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager
Phone: (808) 961-2305
Media Release
During the week of January 16, 2023, through January 22, 2023, Hawai`i Island police arrested 23 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 72 DUI arrests compared with 68 during the same period last year, an increase of 5.9 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
| DUI Arrests by District | |||
| District | Weekly Total | | Year to Date |
| Hāmākua | 0 | 0 | |
| North Hilo | 0 | 0 | |
| South Hilo | 4 | 13 | |
| Puna | 5 | 20 | |
| Ka’ū | 0 | 0 | |
| Kona | 13 | 31 | |
| South Kohala | 1 | 6 | |
| North Kohala | 0 | 2 | |
| Island Total | 23 | 72 |
There have been 58 major accidents so far this year compared with 43 during the same period last year, an increase of 34.9 percent.
To date, there have been three fatal crashes, resulting in three fatalities, compared with two fatal crashes, resulting in two fatalities for the same time last year. This represents an increase of 50 percent for fatal crashes and 50 percent for fatalities.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.