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8-13-24 DUI Stats

August 13, 2024 |
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Hawai’i Police Department
Traffic Services Section
Torey D. Keltner Program Manager
Phone: (808) 961-2305

Media Release

During the week of August 5, through August 11, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested 16 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven 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 594 DUI arrests compared with 589 during the same period last year, an increase of 0.85 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:

ARRESTS BY DISTRICT
DISTRICTWEEKLY TOTAL YEAR TO DATE
HILO3 175
NORTH HILO0 5
HĀMĀKUA0 4
SOUTH KOHALA3 48
NORTH KOHALA0 13
KONA7 203
KA‘Ū0 16
PUNA3 130
ISLAND TOTAL16 594

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 605 major crashes so far this year, compared with 523 during the same time last year, an increase of 15.7 percent.

To date, there were 19 fatal crashes, resulting in 21 fatalities compared with 9 fatal crashes, resulting in 10 fatalities for the same time last year. This represents an increase of 111.1 percent for fatal crashes and 110 percent for fatalities.

In 2024, the non-traffic fatality count (not on a public roadway) is zero compared to zero non-traffic fatalities for the same time last year. 

DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.

Unsolved Homicides

Hawaiʻi Police Department believes every victim deserves justice, and that the deceased victim’s family, friends, and community deserve closure.

Please take a moment to review the Unsolved Homicides summaries and if you have any information pertaining to any of these cases, please submit a tip, email us or call our Unsolved Homicides Division at (808) 961-2380 or Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300. Thank you for your help!

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