The Hawaii Police Department has issued the following press release:
During the week of July 26, 2021, through Aug. 1, 2021, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 15 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None of the drivers were under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 674 DUI arrests compared with 515 during the same period last year, an increase of 30.9%. The numbers of arrests by district were:
| District | Weekly Total | Year to Date |
| Hāmākua | 0 | 8 |
| North Hilo | 0 | 3 |
| South Hilo | 2 | 179 |
| Puna | 3 | 109 |
| Ka’ū | 0 | 8 |
| Kona | 6 | 272 |
| South Kohala | 3 | 77 |
| North Kohala | 1 | 18 |
| Island Total | 15 | 674 |
There have been 457 major accidents so far this year compared with 456 during the same period last year, an increase of 0.2 percent.
To date, there were 13 fatal crashes, resulting in 13 fatalities, compared with 12 fatal crashes, resulting in 12 fatalities for the same time last year. This represents an increase of 8.3% for fatal crashes, and 8.3% for fatalities.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.