Hawai`i Police Department
Traffic Services Section
Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager
Phone: 961-2305
Media Release
During the week of March 28, 2022, through April 3, 2022, Hawai`i Island police arrested seventeen (17) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two 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 286 DUI arrests compared with 326 during the same period last year. This is a decrease of 12.3 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
DUI Arrests by District | |||
District | Weekly Total | Year to Date | |
Hāmākua | 0 | 2 | |
North Hilo | 0 | 1 | |
South Hilo | 6 | 71 | |
Puna | 4 | 51 | |
Ka’ū | 0 | 3 | |
Kona | 4 | 122 | |
South Kohala | 3 | 27 | |
North Kohala | 0 | 9 | |
Island Total | 17 | 286 |
There have been 187 major accidents so far this year compared with 196 during the same period last year. This is a decrease of 4.6 percent.
To date, there were 10 fatal crashes, resulting in 12 fatalities (one of which had multiple deaths), compared with 7 fatal crashes, resulting in 7 fatalities for the same time last year. This represents is an increase of 42.9 percent for fatal crashes, and 71.4 percent for fatalities.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.