Hawai’i Police Department
Traffic Services Section
Sergeant Kelly Ka’aumoana-Matsumoto
Phone: 961-2305
March 10, 2009
Media Release
During the week of March 3, 2009, through March 9, 2009, Big Island police arrested 27 motorists for drunk driving. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. Two were under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 233 DUI arrests compared with 246 during the same period last year, a decrease of 5.3 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
| District | Weekly Total | Year to Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hāmākua | 0 | 0 | |
| North Hilo | 0 | 0 | |
| South Hilo | 10 | 54 | |
| Puna | 1 | 29 | |
| Ka’u | 3 | 15 | |
| Kona | 8 | 107 | |
| South Kohala | 3 | 20 | |
| North Kohala | 2 | 8 | |
| Island Total | 27 | 233 | |
There have been 298 major accidents so far this year compared with 360 during the same period last year, a decrease of 17.2 percent.
So far this year, there were five traffic fatalities on the Big Island compared with nine during the same period last year, an decrease of 44.4 percent.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.