Full Notification

Hawai`i Police Department
Traffic Services Section
Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager
Phone: (808) 961-2305

Media Release

During the week of May 6, 2024, through May 12, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested twenty-two (22) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident.  Two of the drivers were under the age of 21.  

So far this year, there have been 347 DUI arrests compared with 371 during the same period last year. This is a decrease of 6.5 percent.

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 366 major crashes so far this year, compared with 326 during the same time last year.  This represents an increase of 12.3 percent.

To date, there were 15 fatal crashes, resulting in 17 fatalities (two of which had multiple deaths), compared with 7 fatal crashes, resulting in 8 fatalities (one of which had multiple deaths, and one died at a later date) for the same time last year. This represents an increase of 114.3 percent for fatal crashes and 112.5 percent for fatalities.

To date, the non-traffic fatality count so far this year is 0 compared to 0 non-traffic fatalities (not on a public roadway) for the same time last year. 

DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.