Hawai`i Police Department
Traffic Services Section
Torey D. Keltner Program Manager
Phone: (808) 961-2305
Media Release
During the week of July 31, 2023, through August 7, 2023, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 14 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic collision. None of the drivers arrested were under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 580 DUI arrests compared with 612 during the same period last year, a decrease of 5.2 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
| DUI ARRESTS BY DISTRICT | |||
| DISTRICT | WEEKLY TOTAL | YEAR TO DATE | |
| HILO | 3 | 139 | |
| NORTH HILO | 1 | 2 | |
| HAMAKUA | 0 | 5 | |
| SOUTH KOHALA | 1 | 52 | |
| NORTH KOHALA | 0 | 21 | |
| KONA | 4 | 212 | |
| KAU | 0 | 4 | |
| PUNA | 5 | 145 | |
| ISLAND TOTAL | 14 | 580 | |
Hawai‘i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 507 major collisions so far this year compared with 480 during the same period last year, an increase of 5.6 percent.
To date, there have been nine fatal crashes, resulting in 10 fatalities, (one of which had multiple deaths); compared with 23 fatal crashes, resulting in 25 fatalities (one of which had multiple deaths) for the same time last year. This represents a decrease of 60.9 percent for fatal crashes, and 60 percent for fatalities.
To date, the non-traffic fatality count (not on a public roadway) so far this year is 1 compared to 0 non-traffic fatalities for the same time last year.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.
