Hawaii Island police arrested 29 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant from Aug. 29 through Sept. 4.
Seven of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two of the drivers were under the age of 21.
So far this year, there have been 720 DUI arrests compared with 712 during the same period last year, an increase of 1.1 percent.
There have been 947 major accidents so far this year compared with 1,031 during the same period last year, a decrease of 8.1 percent.
So far this year, there have been 17 fatal crashes on Hawaii Island, resulting in 20 fatalities, compared with 12 fatal crashes, resulting in 15 fatalities during the same period last year. This represents an increase of 41.7 percent for fatal crashes and 33.3 percent for fatalities.
DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide.