Hawai‘i Police Department
Traffic Services Section
Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager
Phone: (808) 961-2305
Media Release
During the week of May 8, 2023, through May 14, 2023, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 23 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. None of drivers were under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 378 DUI arrests compared with 393 during the same period last year, a decrease of 3.8 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
| District | Weekly Total | | Year to Date |
| Hāmākua | 0 | 2 | |
| North Hilo | 0 | 0 | |
| South Hilo | 3 | 93 | |
| Puna | 8 | 91 | |
| Ka’ū | 0 | 3 | |
| Kona | 10 | 139 | |
| South Kohala | 1 | 35 | |
| North Kohala | 1 | 15 | |
| Island Total | 23 | 378 |
Hawai‘i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 327 major collisions so far this year compared with 297 during the same period last year, an increase of 10.1 percent.
To date, there have been 8 fatal crashes, resulting in 9 fatalities, (one of which had multiple deaths); compared with 13 fatal crashes, resulting in 15 fatalities (one of which had multiple deaths) for the same time last year. This represents a decrease of 38.5 percent for fatal crashes, and 40 percent for fatalities.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.