DUI Stats

During the week of April 7, through April 13, 2025, Hawai`i Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. None of the drivers were under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 278 DUI arrests compared with 265 during the same period last year, an increase of 4.91 percent.

The numbers of arrests by district were:

Arrests by District

DISTRICT	WEEKLY TOTAL	YEAR-TO-DATE
HILO	2	96
NORTH HILO	0	0
HĀMĀKUA	1	1
SOUTH KOHALA	1	19
NORTH KOHALA	1	5
KONA	10	108
KA‘Ū	0	3
PUNA	3	46
ISLAND TOTAL	18	278

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 286 major crashes so far this year, compared with 290 major crashes during the same time last year, a decrease of 1.4 percent.

To date, there have been 9 fatal crashes, resulting in 10 fatalities compared with 13 fatal crashes, resulting in 15 fatalities for the same time last year. This represents a decrease of 30.8 percent for fatal crashes and 33.3 percent for fatalities.

So far in 2025, 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.