Hawai’i Police Department
Traffic Services Section
Sergeant Kelly Ka’aumoana-Matsumoto
Phone: 961-2305
August 31, 2009

Media Release

During the week of August 25, 2009, through August 31, 2009, Big Island police arrested 32 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. One was under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 915 DUI arrests compared with 925 during the same period last year, a decrease of 1.1 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:

**DUI Arrests by District**
District	Weekly Total	Year to Date

Hāmākua	0	3
North Hilo	0	2
South Hilo	7	290
Puna	2	109
Ka’u	2	35
Kona	20	385
South Kohala	0	72
North Kohala	1	19

Island Total	32	915

There have been 1,043 major accidents so far this year compared with 1,201 during the same period last year, a decrease of 13.2 percent.

So far this year, there were 14 traffic fatalities on the Big Island compared with 16 during the same period last year, a decrease of 12.5 percent.

DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.