DUI Stats

During the week of February 24, through March 3, 2025, Hawai’i Island police arrested 26 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. Two of the drivers was under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 171 DUI arrests compared with 168 during the same period last year, an increase of 1.8 percent.

Arrests by District

DISTRICT	WEEKLY TOTAL	YEAR-TO-DATE
HILO	10	73
NORTH HILO	0	0
HĀMĀKUA	0	0
SOUTH KOHALA	0	13
NORTH KOHALA	1	2
KONA	11	51
KA‘Ū	0	1
PUNA	4	31
ISLAND TOTAL	26	171

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 160 major crashes so far this year compared with 162 major crashes during the same time last year, a decrease of 1.2 percent.

To date, there have been seven fatal crashes, resulting in eight fatalities compared with seven fatal crashes, resulting in seven fatalities for the same time last year, an increase of 14.3 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.