Hawai‘i Police Department
Traffic Services Section
Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager
Phone: (808) 961-2305
Media Release
During the week of May 1, 2023, through May 7, 2023, Hawai`i Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. One of the drivers was under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 355 DUI arrests compared with 372 during the same period last year, a decrease of 4.6 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
| DUI Arrests by District | |||
| District | Weekly Total | | Year to Date |
| Hāmākua | 0 | 2 | |
| North Hilo | 0 | 0 | |
| South Hilo | 5 | 90 | |
| Puna | 2 | 83 | |
| Ka’ū | 1 | 3 | |
| Kona | 8 | 129 | |
| South Kohala | 2 | 34 | |
| North Kohala | 0 | 14 | |
| Island Total | 18 | 355 |
Hawai‘i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 311 major collisions so far this year compared with 272 during the same period last year, an increase of 14.3 percent.
To date, there have been seven fatal crashes, resulting in eight fatalities, (one of which had multiple deaths); compared with 11 fatal crashes, resulting in 13 fatalities (one of which had multiple deaths) for the same time last year. This represents a decrease of 36.4 percent for fatal crashes, and 38.5 percent for fatalities.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.
