#Click It Or Ticket

Buckling up isn’t just the law; it saves lives for drivers and passengers when the unexpected happens and they’re in a motor vehicle collision, according to the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation and its traffic safety partners.

A total of 51 lives were lost on Hawai‘i roads so far this year. Transportation officials say “zero is the only number that is acceptable.”

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation is alerting the public about the “100 Safe Days of Summer” campaign, in collaboration with county police departments, to promote safe driving practices during Memorial Day weekend and throughout the summer.

The Maui Police Department launches the latest edition of the Click It or Ticket seatbelt enforcement campaign on Monday. The enforcement event runs from May 29 to June 2, 2023.

The Maui Police Department hosts a child safety seat inspection event Saturday to ensure keiki are properly secured, and drivers follow proper seat installation. The event takes place May 27, 2023, from 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Maui Marketplace parking lot.

The Click It or Ticket, national seat belt awareness campaign netted 270 seatbelt violations and 217 violations for using a mobile electronic device while driving. There were also citations issued for other violations.

In 2021, 63% (20 of the 32) vehicle occupants that died in Hawaiʻi, were not wearing seat belts. Preliminary data from Jan. 1 to May 25, 2022, shows 8 of the 22 motor vehicle occupants who died in a crash were reported as not wearing their seat belt.

Over the weeklong campaign, Maui police issued a total of 465 citations for various offenses including 211 seatbelt citations. Police also arrested two individuals for Operating a Vehicle While Under the Influence of an Intoxicant, as well as 19 other arrests for other offenses.

Maui police have already issued 236 traffic citations and made three arrests during the first few days of a seatbelt enforcement campaign that runs through Nov. 29.

The Maui Police Department’s Traffic Division launches a two week seatbelt enforcement campaign on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.  

Maui police issued a total of 142 seatbelt citations during the first week of the nationwide Click-It-Or-Ticket campaign that began on May 13th.  

The Maui Police Department will be conducting a two-week operation targeting seat belt violations from May 13 to June 2, 2019.

Being properly secured in a vehicle is the single most effective way to avoid being killed in a crash. The minimum fine for not wearing a seat belt is $102.

Officers issued a total of 2,351 citations including 615 for seatbelt violations, 28 for child restraint violations, 12 for pick-up truck restrictions and 180..

The Maui Police Department will be participating in the national “Click-It-Or-Ticket” Campaign with increased seat belt enforcement from May 22 to June 4, 2017

The Maui Police Department issued a total of 1,596 citations during a two-week Click It Or Ticket seat belt enforcement campaign that ran from May 23 to June 5, 2016.

The Click It or Ticket campaign runs from May 23 through June 5, 2016. The fine for unrestrained occupants on Maui is $102

Although Hawaiʻi has one of the highest overall seatbelt usage rates in the nation at 93%, only 73% of back seat passengers were observed wearing their seat belts.

The Maui Police Department issued a total of 2,640 citations, 588 of them for seat belt violations, during the two week “Click It Or Ticket” enforcement campaign that ran from May 11 to 25, 2015.

The Maui Police Department will participate in a two week campaign targeting seat belt violations starting on Monday, May 11, and running through Monday, May 25, 2015. The fine is $102 and will be issued to the operator of the vehicle.