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Twelve Motorists for DUI. Two Resulting from Traffic Accidents

During the week of August 30, 2021, through September 5, 2021, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 12 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two 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 739 DUI arrests compared with 639 during the same period last year, an increase of 15.7 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:

DUI Arrests by District
DistrictWeeklyTotalYear to Date
    
Hāmākua0 9
North Hilo0 3
South Hilo2 198
Puna2 117
Ka’ū0 8
Kona7 300
South Kohala0 78
North Kohala1 26
    
Island Total12 739

There have been 543 major accidents so far this year compared with 524 during the same period last year, an increase of 3.6 percent. 

To date, there were 16 fatal crashes, resulting in 16 fatalities, compared with 13 fatal crashes, resulting in 13 fatalities for the same time last year. This represents an increase of 23.1 percent for fatal crashes, and 23.1 percent for fatalities. 

DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.

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