MEDIA RELEASE

During the week of May 4, 2015, through May 10, 2015, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 27 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Ten of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Five were under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 355 DUI arrests compared with 462 during the same period last year, a decrease of 23.2 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:

District	Weekly Total	Year to Date
Hāmākua 	0		5	
North Hilo	0		2	
South Hilo	13		128	
Puna    	5		73	
Ka‘ū    	0		8	
Kona    	5		106	
South Kohala	4		33	
North Kohala	0		0	
Island Total	27		355

There have been 529 major accidents so far this year compared with 601 during the same period last year, a decrease of 12 percent.

So far this year, there have been nine traffic fatalities on Hawaiʻi Island compared with five during the same period last year, an increase of 80 percent.

To date, four fatalities were related to drugs (1), alcohol (0), or a combination of both (3).

DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.