During the week of December 27, 2021, through January 2, 2022, Hawai’i Island police arrested 33 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Three of the drivers were under the age of 21.
During 2021, there were 1,081 total DUI arrests compared with 1,001 during 2020, an increase of 7.9 percent.
For December 27, 2021, through December 3l, 202l, the numbers of arrests by district were:
| DUI Arrests by District | |||
| District | Weekly Total | Year to Date | |
| Hāmākua | 1 | 15 | |
| North Hilo | 0 | 3 | |
| South Hilo | 3 | 290 | |
| Puna | 5 | 183 | |
| Ka’ū | 0 | 8 | |
| Kona | 12 | 421 | |
| South Kohala | 2 | 127 | |
| North Kohala | 1 | 34 | |
| Island Total | 24 | 1,081 |
2021 DUI Stats
There were 814 major crashes during 2021 compared with 777 during 2020, an increase of 4.76 percent.
During 2021, there were 26 fatal crashes, resulting in 26 fatalities, compared with 15 fatal crashes, resulting in 15 fatalities during 2020. This represents an increase of 73.3 percent for fatal crashes, and 73.3 percent for fatalities. Unfortunately on January 1, 2022, there was one fatality resulting from one fatal crash.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.
