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Traffic deaths in Hawaii in 2021

Deaths, 2021: 94
Fatal crashes: 94
Population: 1.4M

In 2021, 94 people died in 94 fatal crashes in Hawaii. That was 10.6% more than in 2020 (85) and the most since 2019. The death rate was 6.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.0 in the United States. Hawaii had the 47th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 47th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 27% of deaths, and 48% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

6.5

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2021

About half the rate in the United States: 13.0

+11%

change in deaths from 2020 to 2021

85 deaths in 2020, 94 in 2021

The United States: +11%

Hawaii traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

Profile by year: 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020

Road users

Who died

27%

of deaths were pedestrians

About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 17%

Who died in 2021

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	32
Pedestrians	25
Motorcyclists	33
Cyclists	4

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Deaths by type, 2021
Type	Deaths	Share in Hawaii	Share in the US
Pedestrians	25	27%	17%
Motorcyclists	33	35%	14%
Cyclists	4	4%	2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	28	30%	31%
Speeding-related crashes	45	48%	29%

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

48%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

About 1.7 times the share in the United States: 28%

37%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 26%

Crash factors in 2021

Category	Hawaii	United States
Speeding-related	37.2%	26.3%
Alcohol-involved	47.9%	28.2%
At night	59.6%	53.9%
At weekends	35.1%	32.8%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

60%

of fatal crashes happened at night

About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 54%

35%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

About the same as the share in the United States: 33%

Fatal crashes by hour of day

Category	Fatal crashes
12am	3
1am	2
2am	3
3am	1
4am	4
5am	5
6am	0
7am	4
8am	2
9am	1
10am	3
11am	2
12pm	7
1pm	5
2pm	1
3pm	3
4pm	6
5pm	4
6pm	7
7pm	10
8pm	8
9pm	1
10pm	6
11pm	6

All crashes 2021.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	17
Mon	15
Tue	17
Wed	7
Thu	7
Fri	15
Sat	16

All crashes 2021.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	9
Feb	5
Mar	10
Apr	4
May	11
Jun	7
Jul	6
Aug	8
Sep	6
Oct	10
Nov	8
Dec	10

All crashes 2021.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	64
Cloudy	15
Rain	15

All crashes 2021. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Daylight	38
Dark - Lighted	35
Dark - Not Lighted	15
Dusk	3
Dawn	2
Dark - Unknown Lighting	1

All crashes 2021. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2021

Roads with the most fatal crashes

SR-116
SR-936
I-H13
SR-193
SR-2003
SR-923
CR-MAKUU DRIVE2
SR-1602
SR-302
SR-372

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Motorcycles	35
Cars	29
Pickup trucks	29
SUVs	21
Medium and heavy trucks	7
Other vehicles	4
Vans	1
Buses	1

All crashes 2021.

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Vehicles most often involved

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 2021. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Who died Time of day Day Weather Lighting Vehicle type involved Make involved

Alcohol-involved Speeding-related Distracted driver

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Dec 29, 2021	Wahiawa, Honolulu County	CR-OLIVE AVE	1
Dec 27, 2021	Mililani Town, Honolulu County	CR-HAALILIO STTREET	1
Dec 27, 2021	Maui County	SR-30	1
Dec 22, 2021	Kailua, Honolulu County	SR-61	1
Dec 21, 2021	Honolulu, Honolulu County	I-H1	1
Dec 20, 2021	Kea`au, Hawaii County	SR-11	1
Dec 14, 2021	La`ie, Honolulu County	SR-83	1
Dec 11, 2021	`aiea, Honolulu County	SR-99	1
Dec 3, 2021	`ewa Beach, Honolulu County	SR-76 FORT WEAVER ROAD	1
Dec 3, 2021	`ewa Beach, Honolulu County	SR-93	1
Nov 30, 2021	Honolulu, Honolulu County	SR-92 NIMITZ HWY	1
Nov 28, 2021	Wahiawa, Honolulu County	SR-80 KAMEHAMEHA HWY	1
Nov 21, 2021	Wai`anae, Honolulu County	CR-WAIANAE VALLEY ROAD	1
Nov 20, 2021	`aiea, Honolulu County	PARKING LOT SR-99	1
Nov 18, 2021	Waikoloa Village, Hawaii County	CR-IWIKUAMOO DRIVE	1
Nov 15, 2021	Captain Cook, Hawaii County	SR-11	1
Nov 13, 2021	Captain Cook, Hawaii County	SR-11	1
Nov 1, 2021	Wailua Hawaiian Home Land, Kauai County	SR-56	1
Oct 31, 2021	Kahului, Maui County	SR-37	1
Oct 27, 2021	Pa`auilo, Hawaii County	SR-200	1
Oct 24, 2021	Ha`iku, Maui County	SR-36	1
Oct 19, 2021	Kapolei, Honolulu County	CR-MAKAKILO DRIVE	1
Oct 18, 2021	Hilo, Hawaii County	SR-200	1
Oct 16, 2021	Honolulu County	SR-92	1
Oct 10, 2021	Hawaii County	SR-200	1

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Counties in Hawaii in 2021

Area	Deaths, 2021	Per 100,000
Hawaii County	26	12.7
Honolulu County	50	5.0
Kauai County	2	2.7
Maui County	16	9.7

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.