#DUI Hawaii

Hawaiʻi bill to lower legal blood-alcohol concentration limit for driving moves to final vote in House

Earlier this month, the House Committee on Transportation passed HB 1935, with amendments to lower the legal blood alcohol concentration for driving from 0.08% to 0.05%.

Sober driving advocates continue to introduce legislation to lower Hawaiʻi’s legal blood alcohol concentration level for driving

Sober driving advocates will once again introduce legislation this session seeking to lower Hawaiʻi’s legal blood alcohol concentration level for driving from 0.08 to 0.05 percent. This is the fourth consecutive session that the Hawai‘i Alcohol Policy Alliance has supported such a bill.

Maui police continue DUI enforcement through New Year’s

The Maui Police Department’s Traffic Division is participating in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign through the New Year’s weekend.

List: New laws in the New Year relating to tobacco taxes, fireworks, catalytic converters and more

A list of new laws take effect in the new year on Jan. 1, 2023.

Maui Police Continue Awareness Efforts After Nine Impaired Driving Fatalities in 2021

So far this year, there were 15 traffic fatalities on Maui County roads, up 87% compared to the eight fatalities recorded at the same time last year. Nine of the fatalities this year were alcohol, drugs, and speed related, representing 60% of all crashes.

ABI Opposes Bill to Lower Legal Limit to .05 in Hawaiʻi, Other States

ABI calls out these proposals as misguided and ineffective because of their negligible impact on drunk driving fatalities and major impact on criminalizing responsible drinking.

New Law Requires Ignition Interlock Users to Drive With Hawaiʻi ID Card

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation is reminding all ignition interlock permit holders that a new law requires them to have the permit and a valid State of Hawaiʻi identification card in their immediate possession while operating a vehicle equipped with the ignition interlock device.

STUDY: “True Cost” of DUI on Maui is $2,961 to $4,131

The NerdWallet study showed that drivers on Maui who are arrested for a DUI are likely to pay a minimum “true cost” totaling $2,961.25 as a result of the offense. The maximum high-end “true cost” on Maui was estimated at $4,131.25.

Ignition Interlock becomes law on January 1, 2011

The state implements a new ignition interlock program on January 1, 2011. The interlock device specifically detects driver impairment and prevents vehicle operation by drivers under the influence.