DUI Stats

During the week of July 21, to July 27, 2025 Hawai‘i Island police arrested 20 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. Two of the drivers were under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 530 DUI arrests compared with 560 during the same period last year, a decrease of 5.4 percent.

The numbers of arrests by district were:

Arrests by District

DISTRICT	WEEKLY TOTAL	YEAR-TO-DATE
HILO	8	181
NORTH HILO	0	1
HĀMĀKUA	0	4
SOUTH KOHALA	2	34
NORTH KOHALA	0	13
KONA	10	194
KA‘Ū	0	8
PUNA	0	95
ISLAND TOTAL	20	530

Hawaii Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 600 major crashes so far this year, compared with 568 major crashes during the same time last year, an increase of 5.63 percent.

To date, there have been 13 fatal crashes, resulting in 14 fatalities compared with 18 fatal crashes, resulting in 20 fatalities for the same time last year. This represents a decrease of 27.78 percent for fatal crashes and 30 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.