Police arrest 22 for DUI

During the week of Dec. 4-10, Hawaii Island police arrested 22 motorists for DUI.

The numbers of arrests by district were: South Hilo, eight; Puna, seven; Kona, five; North Hilo and South Kohala, one each.

So far this year, there have been 1,091 DUI arrests compared with 1,039 during the same period last year, an increase of 5 percent.

There have been 1,273 major accidents so far this year compared to 1,341 during the same period last year, a decrease of 5.1 percent.

To date, there have been 32 official traffic fatalities compared with 30 for the same time last year, an increase of 6.7 percent. There also have been four vehicle-related deaths this year police don’t count toward the official total because two occurred on private property and two within the boundaries of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide, police said.