Weekly DUI report reveals most arrests occurred in Kona

The most DUI arrests have occurred in Kona over the past four weeks, according to statistics from Hawai‘i Island police.

During the week of Aug. 19-25, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 22 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Ten of those motorists were arrested in Kona.

Eight were arrested in Hilo, two in South Kohala and and two in Puna.

Of the 22 arrests, four of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None of the drivers were under the age of 21.

Thirty-three arrests were made in Kona this month.

So far this year, there have been 636 DUI arrests compared with 624 during the same period last year. This is an increase of 1.9%.

South Kohala year-to-date total is revised to delete an additional DUI arrest previously counted on Aug. 11 as the arrest occurred in North Kohala.

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 650 major crashes so far this year, compared with 550 during the same time last year. This represents an increase of 18.2%.

To date, there were 19 fatal crashes, resulting in 21 fatalities (two of which had multiple deaths, one was reclassified as suicide, one reclassified as a medical condition, and one died at a later date), compared with 10 fatal crashes, resulting in 11 fatalities (one of which had multiple deaths, and one died at a later date) for the same time last year.

This represents an increase of 90% for fatal crashes and 90.9% for fatalities.

To date, the non-traffic fatality count so far this year is 0 compared to 0 non-traffic fatalities (not on a public roadway) for the same time last year.

DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide.