Hawai’i Police Department
Traffic Services Section
Torey D. Keltner Program Manager
Phone: (808) 961-2305
Media Release
During the week of October 7, through October 13, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested 15 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two 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 770 DUI arrests compared with 767 during the same period last year, an increase of 0.39 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
| ARRESTS BY DISTRICT | |||
| DISTRICT | WEEKLY TOTAL | YEAR TO DATE | |
| HILO | 4 | 228 | |
| NORTH HILO | 0 | 5 | |
| HĀMĀKUA | 0 | 4 | |
| SOUTH KOHALA | 0 | 57 | |
| NORTH KOHALA | 1 | 20 | |
| KONA | 6 | 277 | |
| KA‘Ū | 1 | 19 | |
| PUNA | 3 | 160 | |
| ISLAND TOTAL | 15 | 770 | |
Hawaii Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 764 major crashes so far this year, compared with 660 during the same time last year, an increase of 15.8 percent.
To date, there were 21 fatal crashes, resulting in 23 fatalities, compared with 13 fatal crashes, resulting in 14 fatalities for the same time last year as of October 13, 2024. This represents an increase of 62 percent for fatal crashes and 64.3 percent for fatalities.
In 2024, the non-traffic fatality count (not on a public roadway) is zero compared to zero non-traffic fatalities for the same time last year.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.
