The Hawaiʻi County Police Department released the following D.U.I. statistics for the year 2023.

There were 955 DUI arrests in 2023 compared with 979 in 2022, a decrease of 2.5 percent.

Also in 2023, 254 drivers who were arrested for driving under the influence of an intoxicant, were involved in traffic accidents compared with 215 in 2022, an increase of 18.1 percent.

There were 65 drivers arrested for driving under the influence of an intoxicant who were under the age of 21 in 2023, compared with 85 in 2022, a decrease of 23.5 percent.

There were also 843 major accidents compared with 846 in 2022, a decrease of 0.35 percent.

In 2023 there were 14 fatal crashes on Hawaiʻi Island, resulting in 15 fatalities compared with 31 fatal crashes resulting in 33 fatalities recorded in 2022. This represents a decrease of 54.8 percent for fatal crashes, and 54.5 percent for fatalities.