During the week of September 22 to September 28, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. None of the drivers were under the age of 21.
So far in 2025, there have been 677 DUI arrests compared with 736 during the same period last year, a decrease of 8.02 percent.
The Hawai‘i County Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 756 major crashes thus far in 2025, compared with 736 major crashes during the same time in 2024 year, an increase of 2.72 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.
So far in 2025, the non-traffic fatality count (not on a public roadway) is zero, compared to zero non-traffic fatalities for the same time last year.
