DUI Stats

During the week of May 18, through May 25, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 24 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eleven of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. One of the drivers was under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 381 DUI arrests compared with 381 during the same period last year.

The numbers of arrests by district were:

Arrests by District

DISTRICT	WEEKLY TOTAL	YEAR-TO-DATE
HILO	7	130
NORTH HILO	0	0
HĀMĀKUA	0	3
SOUTH KOHALA	2	25
NORTH KOHALA	0	6
KONA	7	137
KA‘Ū	0	4
PUNA	8	76
ISLAND TOTAL	24	381

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 415 major crashes so far this year, compared with 396 major crashes during the same time last year, an increase of 4.8 percent.

To date, there were 12 fatal crashes, resulting in 13 fatalities compared with 14 fatal crashes, resulting in 16 fatalities for the same time last year. This represents a decrease of 14.3 percent for fatal crashes and 18.8 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.