DUI Stats

During the week of Sept. 14, through Sept. 20, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six 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 573 DUI arrests compared with 651 during the same period last year, a decrease of 11.98 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:

Arrests by District

DISTRICT	WEEKLY TOTAL	YEAR-TO-DATE
HILO	4	163
NORTH HILO	0	4
HĀMĀKUA	0	5
SOUTH KOHALA	1	45
NORTH KOHALA	0	11
KONA	9	227
KA‘Ū	0	17
PUNA	4	101
ISLAND TOTAL	18	573

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 713 major crashes so far this year, compared with 733 major crashes during the same time last year, a decrease of 2.73 percent.

As of Sept. 20, there were 22 fatal crashes, resulting in 24 fatalities compared with 16 fatal crashes, resulting in 17 fatalities for the same time last year. This is an increase of 37.50 percent for fatal crashes and 41.18 percent for fatalities.   

In 2026, the non-traffic fatality count (not on a public roadway) was zero, compared to zero non-traffic fatalities for the same time last year. 

DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.