During the week of Dec. 16-22, Big Island police arrested 32 motorists for drunken driving. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. Three were under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 1,357 DUI arrests compared with 1,352 during the same period last year, an increase of 0.4 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:

DUI Arrests by District
District	Weekly Total	Year to Date
Hamakua 	 0		 13
North Hilo	 0		  4
South Hilo	13		457
Puna	         5		131
Ka'u	         1		 30
Kona	        11		588
South Kohala	 2		109
North Kohala	 0		 25

Island Total	32	      1,357

There have been 1,692 major accidents so far this year compared with 2,105 during the same period last year, a decrease of 20 percent.

So far this year, there have been 27 traffic fatalities on the Big Island compared with 37 during the same period last year, a decrease of 27 percent.

DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide.