DUI Stats

During the week of Nov. 3 to Nov. 9, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 24 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. None of the drivers were under the age of 21.  

So far this year, there have been 794 DUI arrests compared with 829 during the same period last year, a decrease of 4.22 percent.

The numbers of arrests by district were:

Arrests by District

DISTRICT	WEEKLY TOTAL	YEAR-TO-DATE
HILO	5	257
NORTH HILO	0	3
HĀMĀKUA	0	6
SOUTH KOHALA	0	49
NORTH KOHALA	0	18
KONA	14	311
KA‘Ū	0	14
PUNA	5	136
ISLAND TOTAL	24	794

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 859 major crashes so far this year, compared with 857 major crashes during the same time last year, an increase of 0.23 percent.

To date, there have been 18 fatal crashes, resulting in 20 fatalities compared with 23 fatal crashes, resulting in 25 fatalities for the same time last year. This represents a decrease of 21.74 percent for fatal crashes and 20 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.