DUI Stats

During the week of Oct. 19, through Oct. 25, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eight 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 651 DUI arrests compared with 748 during the same period last year, a decrease of 12.97 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:

Arrests by District

DISTRICT	WEEKLY TOTAL	YEAR-TO-DATE
HILO	12	187
NORTH HILO	0	4
HĀMĀKUA	0	6
SOUTH KOHALA	1	48
NORTH KOHALA	0	14
KONA	5	257
KA‘Ū	0	18
PUNA	3	117
ISLAND TOTAL	21	651

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 793 major crashes so far this year, compared with 827 major crashes during the same time last year, a decrease of 4.11 percent.

As of Oct. 25, there have 26 fatal crashes, resulting in 28 fatalities compared with 17 fatal crashes, resulting in 18 fatalities for the same time last year. This is an increase of 52.94 percent for fatal crashes and 55.56 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.