DUI Check Point
During the week of October 18, 2021, through October 24, 2021, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 24 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 864 DUI arrests compared with 802 during the same period last year, an increase of 7.7 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:
| DUI Arrests by District | |||
| District | Weekly Total | Year to Date | |
| Hāmākua | 0 | 11 | |
| North Hilo | 0 | 3 | |
| South Hilo | 9 | 239 | |
| Puna | 4 | 144 | |
| Ka’ū | 0 | 8 | |
| Kona | 8 | 334 | |
| South Kohala | 2 | 97 | |
| North Kohala | 1 | 28 | |
| Island Total | 24 | 864 |
There have been 647 major accidents so far this year compared with 633 during the same period last year, an increase of 2.2 percent.
To date, there were 21 fatal crashes, resulting in 21 fatalities, compared with 13 fatal crashes, resulting in 13 fatalities for the same time last year. This represents an increase of 61.5 percent for fatal crashes, and 61.5 percent for fatalities.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.