During the week of Sept. 29, to Oct. 5, 2025 Hawai‘i Island police arrested 19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash, while one of the drivers was under the age of 21.

So far in 2025, there have been 696 DUI arrests compared with 755 during the same period in 2024, a decrease of 7.81 percent.

The Hawai‘i County Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 777 major crashes thus far in 2025, compared with 758 major crashes during the same time last year, an increase of 2.51 percent.

To date, there have been 16 fatal crashes, resulting in 17 fatalities compared with 21 fatal crashes, resulting in 23 fatalities for the same time last year. This represents a decrease of 23.81 percent for fatal crashes and 26.09 percent for fatalities.