During the week of September 20, 2021, through September 26, 2021, Hawai`i Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five 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 791 DUI arrests compared with 699 during the same period last year, an increase of 13.2 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
| DUI Arrests by District | |||
| District | WeeklyTotal | Year to Date | |
| Hāmākua | 0 | 10 | |
| North Hilo | 0 | 3 | |
| South Hilo | 14 | 217 | |
| Puna | 2 | 128 | |
| Ka’ū | 0 | 8 | |
| Kona | 3 | 310 | |
| South Kohala | 1 | 88 | |
| North Kohala | 1 | 27 | |
| Island Total | 21 | 791 |
There have been 586 major accidents so far this year compared with 566 during the same period last year, an increase of 3.5 percent.
To date, there were 18 fatal crashes, resulting in 18 fatalities, compared with 13 fatal crashes, resulting in 13 fatalities for the same time last year. This represents an increase of 38.5 percent for fatal crashes, and 38.5 percent for fatalities.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide