DUI Stats

During the week of July 13, through July 19, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 10 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. None of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None of the drivers were under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 432 DUI arrests compared with 510 during the same period last year, a decrease of 15.29 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:

Arrests by District

DISTRICT	WEEKLY TOTAL	YEAR-TO-DATE
HILO	4	125
NORTH HILO	0	2
HĀMĀKUA	0	4
SOUTH KOHALA	0	34
NORTH KOHALA	1	8
KONA	5	169
KA‘Ū	0	14
PUNA	0	76
ISLAND TOTAL	10	432

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 558 major crashes so far this year, compared with 581 major crashes during the same time last year, a decrease of 3.96 percent.

As of July 19, there were 17 fatal crashes, resulting in 19 fatalities compared with 13 fatal crashes, resulting in 14 fatalities for the same time last year. This is an increase of 30.77 percent for fatal crashes and 35.71 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.