Hawai‘i Police Department
Traffic Services Section
Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager
Phone: (808) 961-2305
Media Release
During the week of August 16, 2021, through August 22, 2021, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 15 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 715 DUI arrests compared with 595 during the same period last year, an increase of 20.2 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
| DUI Arrests by District | |||
| District | Weekly Total | Year to Date | |
| Hāmākua | 0 | 8 | |
| North Hilo | 0 | 3 | |
| South Hilo | 7 | 193 | |
| Puna | 0 | 112 | |
| Ka’ū | 0 | 8 | |
| Kona | 5 | 288 | |
| South Kohala | 0 | 78 | |
| North Kohala | 3 | 25 | |
| Island Total | 15 | 715 |
There have been 512 major accidents so far this year compared with 495 during the same period last year, an increase of 3.4 percent.
To date, there were 14 fatal crashes, resulting in 14 fatalities, compared with 12 fatal crashes, resulting in 12 fatalities for the same time last year. This represents an increase of 16.7 percent for fatal crashes, and 16.7 percent for fatalities.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.
