Full Notification

Hawai‘i Police Department
Puna Patrol
Captain Todd Pataray
Phone: (808) 965-2716
Report No.: 24-071294
 
Media Release
 
Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged 38-year-old Christopher Hull of Pāhoa for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant after a traffic collision in Pāhoa on Monday, August 5, 2024.
 
Hull was traveling north on Pāhoa Village Road when his vehicle veered off the roadway, rear-ending a parked police vehicle that was several feet off the roadway with its emergency lights flashing. The officer whose vehicle was struck was responding to an unrelated call for assistance and was not in the vehicle when the collision occurred. The officer was not injured.
 
Hull was treated at the scene by Hawai’i Fire Department personnel.  
 
After determining Hull was under the influence of an intoxicant, he arrested and charged for:

• Operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant (DUI)
• Reckless driving
• Inattention to driving
• Driving without a license
• No motor vehicle insurance

Hull’s bail was set at $4,025 and he remains in police custody pending his initial court appearance on Tuesday, August 6, in Hilo District Court.
 
Police ask anyone who witnessed the collision to contact the police department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311.