During the week of November 4, through November 10, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eight of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident, while one of the drivers was under the age of 21.

So far in 2024, there have been 832 DUI arrests compared with 821 during the same period in 2023, an increase of 1.34 percent.

The Hawai‘i County Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 855 major crashes so far this year, compared with 724 during the same time last year, an increase of 18.1 percent.

To date, there were 25 fatal crashes, resulting in 27 fatalities compared with 13 fatal crashes, resulting in 14 fatalities the same time last year. This represents an increase of 100 percent for fatal crashes and 100 percent for fatalities.

In 2024, the non-traffic fatality count (not on a public roadway) is zero compared to zero non-traffic fatalities for the same time last year.