Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Kailua Kona, Hawaii
City in Hawaii County · Hawaii · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 6
In 2024, 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (3) and the most in any year since 2020. Between 2020 and 2024, 19 people died, an average of 3.8 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 17% of deaths, and 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024
- Hawaii County, Hawaii: +93%
- Hawaii: +10%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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Road users
Who died
17%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About two-thirds of the share in Hawaii County, Hawaii: 24%
- About half the share in Hawaii: 34%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Kailua Kona | Share in Hawaii County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 17% | 24% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 33% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 33% | 41% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 33% | 55% |
Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.
Crash factors
Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes
33%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 60 percent of the share in Hawaii County, Hawaii: 54%
- About 80 percent of the share in Hawaii: 41%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Hawaii County, Hawaii: 35%
- About 1.1 times the share in Hawaii: 30%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Kailua Kona | Hawaii County | Hawaii | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 34.6% | 29.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 53.8% | 41.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 69.2% | 60.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 38.5% | 33.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
67%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Hawaii County, Hawaii: 69%
- About the same as the share in Hawaii: 61%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Hawaii County, Hawaii: 38%
- About 5 percent of the share in Hawaii: 33%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 6 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 18 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 3 |
| Dusk | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-195
- SR-1904
- CR-KAIMINANI DRIVE3
- SR-111
- CR-PUUKALA ROAD1
- CR-KEALAKAA STREET1
- CR-KAMANU STREET1
- CR-HINA LANI STREET1
- CR-Alii Drive1
- CR-1901
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 12 |
| Cars | 6 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Subaru Forester3
- Toyota Tacoma2
- Toyota Camry1
- Toyota 4-Runner1
- Subaru Crosstrek1
- Saturn Vue1
- Peterbilt 3671
- Nissan Versa1
- Nissan Rogue Sport1
- Nissan Frontier1
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2024 | SR-19 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2024 | CR-PUUKALA ROAD | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2024 | SR-19 | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | SR-190 | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2024 | SR-190 | 1 |
| May 7, 2024 | SR-190 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2023 | CR-KAIMINANI DRIVE | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2023 | CR-KAIMINANI DRIVE | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2023 | CR-HINA LANI STREET | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2022 | CR-KEALAKAA STREET | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2022 | SR-11 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2022 | SR-190 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2022 | SR-19 | 1 |
| May 2, 2022 | CR-190 | 1 |
| May 11, 2021 | SR-19 | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2021 | CR-KAMANU STREET | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2020 | CR-KAIMINANI DRIVE | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2020 | CR-Alii Drive | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2020 | SR-19 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.