Hawai‘i Island police arrest 21 motorists for DUI Oct. 19-25
Total DUI arrests are down by 13% compared with last year, while fatalities are up by more than 50%
Hawai‘i Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant during the week of Oct. 19 to 25.
So far this year, there have been 651 DUI arrests compared with 748 during the same period last year, a decrease of 13%, a news release said.
Eight of the 21 drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None were under the age of 21.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island-wide.
A review of data by the Hawai‘i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section found 793 major crashes so far this year, compared with 827 major crashes during the same period last year, a decrease of roughly 4%.
But fatal crashed and traffic fatalities have jumped by more than 50%.
As of Oct. 25, there were 26 fatal crashes resulting in 28 fatalities in 2026 compared with 17 fatal crashes and 18 fatalities for the same period last year.
