Hawai’i Police Department
Traffic Services Section
Torey D. Keltner Program Manager
Phone: (808) 961-2305
Media Release
During the week of January 29, through February 4, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested 20 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five 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 98 DUI arrests compared with 110 during the same period last year, a decrease of 11 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
| ARRESTS BY DISTRICT | |||
| DISTRICT | WEEKLY TOTAL | YEAR TO DATE | |
| HILO | 6 | 24 | |
| NORTH HILO | 0 | 1 | |
| HĀMĀKUA | 0 | 0 | |
| SOUTH KOHALA | 2 | 16 | |
| NORTH KOHALA | 0 | 2 | |
| KONA | 6 | 28 | |
| KA‘Ū | 1 | 2 | |
| PUNA | 5 | 25 | |
| ISLAND TOTAL | 20 | 98 | |
Hawaii Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 87 major crashes so far this year, compared with 87 during the same time last year.
To date, there were five fatal crashes, resulting in five fatalities, compared with two fatal crashes, resulting in two fatalities for the same time last year. This represents an increase of 150% for fatal crashes and 150% 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.
