During the week of March 7, 2022, through March 13, 2022, Hawai`i Island police arrested 22 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four 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 235 DUI arrests compared with 251 during the same period last year, a decrease of 6.4 percent.
The numbers of arrests by district were:
| DUI Arrests by District | |||
| District | Weekly Total | Year to Date | |
| Hāmākua | 0 | 1 | |
| North Hilo | 0 | 1 | |
| South Hilo | 6 | 59 | |
| Puna | 6 | 37 | |
| Ka’ū | 0 | 3 | |
| Kona | 5 | 106 | |
| South Kohala | 4 | 19 | |
| North Kohala | 1 | 9 | |
| Island Total | 22 | 235 |
There have been 147 major accidents so far this year compared with 151 during the same period last year, a decrease of 2.6 percent.
To date, there were seven fatal crashes, resulting in nine fatalities (one of which had multiple deaths), compared with five fatal crashes, resulting in five fatalities for the same time last year. This represents is an increase of 40 percent for fatal crashes, and 80 percent for fatalities.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.
