DUI Stats

During the week of Oct. 12, through Oct. 18, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 14 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None of the drivers was under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 630 DUI arrests compared with 723 during the same period last year, a decrease of 12.86 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:

Arrests by District

DISTRICT	WEEKLY TOTAL	YEAR-TO-DATE
HILO	2	175
NORTH HILO	0	4
HĀMĀKUA	0	6
SOUTH KOHALA	0	47
NORTH KOHALA	0	14
KONA	10	252
KA‘Ū	0	18
PUNA	2	114
ISLAND TOTAL	14	630

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 773 major crashes so far this year, compared with 811 major crashes during the same time last year, a decrease of 4.69 percent.

As of Oct. 18, there have been 25 fatal crashes, resulting in 27 fatalitiescompared with 16 fatal crashes, resulting in 17 fatalities for the same time last year. This is an increase of 56.25 percent for fatal crashes and 58.82 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.