DUI Stats

During the week of March 30, through April 5, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 219 DUI arrests compared with 258 during the same period last year, a decrease of 15.12 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:

Arrests by District

DISTRICT	WEEKLY TOTAL	YEAR-TO-DATE
HILO	5	58
NORTH HILO	0	0
HĀMĀKUA	0	1
SOUTH KOHALA	0	14
NORTH KOHALA	0	5
KONA	14	93
KA‘Ū	0	6
PUNA	2	42
ISLAND TOTAL	21	219

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 262 major crashes so far this year, compared with 264 major crashes during the same time last year, a decrease of 0.76 percent.

As of April 5, 2026, there have been four fatal crashes, resulting in four fatalities compared with nine fatal crashes, resulting in 10 fatalities for the same time last year. This is a decrease of 55.56 percent for fatal crashes and a decrease of 60.00 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.