During the week of February 12 through February 18, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 15 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident while one of the drivers was under the age of 21.  

So far in 2024, there have been 139 DUI arrests compared with 143 during the same period in 2023, a decrease of 2.8 percent.

The Hawaiʻi County Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 121 major crashes thus far in 2024, compared with 131 during the same time last year, a decrease of 7.6 percent.

To date, there have been five fatal crashes, resulting in five fatalities, compared with three fatal crashes, resulting in four fatalities (one of which had multiple deaths) for the same time last year. This represents an increase of 66.7 percent for fatal crashes and 25 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.