DUI Stats

During the week of June 15, through June 21, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested nine motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two 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 364 DUI arrests compared with 445 during the same period last year, a decrease of 18.20 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:

Arrests by District

DISTRICT	WEEKLY TOTAL	YEAR-TO-DATE
HILO	4	102
NORTH HILO	0	1
HĀMĀKUA	0	2
SOUTH KOHALA	1	32
NORTH KOHALA	0	7
KONA	2	141
KA‘Ū	0	13
PUNA	2	66
ISLAND TOTAL	9	364

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 467 major crashes so far this year, compared with 503 major crashes during the same time last year, a decrease of 7.16 percent.

As of June 21, there have been 15 fatal crashes, resulting in 17 fatalities,compared with 13 fatal crashes, resulting in 14 fatalities for the same time last year. This is an increase of 15.38 percent for fatal crashes and 21.43 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.