Full Notification

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

Media Release

During the week of August 19, 2024, through August 25, 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.  None of the drivers were under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 636 DUI arrests compared with 624 during the same period last year. This is an increase of 1.9 percent.

 *South Kohala year to date total is revised to delete an additional DUI arrest previously counted on 08/11/24.

   *North Kohala year to date total is revised to add an additional DUI arrest which was previously counted as a DUI arrest in the District of South Kohala on 08/11/2024.                

Hawaii Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 650 major crashes so far this year, compared with 550 during the same time last year.  This represents an increase of 18.2 percent.

To date, there were 19 fatal crashes, resulting in 21 fatalities (two of which had multiple deaths, one was reclassified as suicide, one reclassified as a medical condition, and one died at a later date), compared with 10 fatal crashes, resulting in 11 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 90 percent for fatal crashes and 90.9 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.