DUI Stats

During the week of May 4, through May 10, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 17 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eight of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Three of the drivers were under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 301 DUI arrests compared with 330 during the same period last year, a decrease of 8.79 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:

Arrests by District

DISTRICT	WEEKLY TOTAL	YEAR-TO-DATE
HILO	3	81
NORTH HILO	0	1
HĀMĀKUA	1	2
SOUTH KOHALA	2	23
NORTH KOHALA	0	5
KONA	6	123
KA‘Ū	1	11
PUNA	4	55
ISLAND TOTAL	17	301

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 354 major crashes so far this year, compared with 369 major crashes during the same time last year, a decrease of 4.07 percent.

As of May 10, there have been 8 fatal crashes, resulting in 9 fatalities (one died at a later date; and one had multiple deaths) compared with 11 fatal crashes, resulting in 12 fatalities for the same time last year. This is a decrease of 27.27 percent for fatal crashes and a decrease of 25 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.