Hawai’i Police Department
Traffic Services Section
Torey D. Keltner Program Manager
Phone: (808) 961-2305
Media Release
During the week of March 4, through March 10, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 14 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four 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 184 DUI arrests compared with 203 during the same period last year, a decrease of 9.4 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
| ARRESTS BY DISTRICT | |||
| DISTRICT | WEEKLY TOTAL | YEAR TO DATE | |
| HILO | 1 | 51 | |
| NORTH HILO | 0 | 1 | |
| HĀMĀKUA | 1 | 1 | |
| SOUTH KOHALA | 1 | 19 | |
| NORTH KOHALA | 0 | 4 | |
| KONA | 8 | 58 | |
| KA‘Ū | 0 | 5 | |
| PUNA | 3 | 45 | |
| ISLAND TOTAL | 14 | 184 | |
Hawaii Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 182 major crashes so far this year, compared with 179 during the same time last year, an increase of 1.7 percent.
To date, there were seven fatal crashes, resulting in seven fatalities, compared with four fatal crashes, resulting in five fatalities (one of which had multiple deaths) for the same time last year. This represents an increase of 75 percent for fatal crashes and 40 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.
