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Traffic deaths in Hawaii in 2022

State in United States

Deaths, 2022
116
Fatal crashes
111
Population
1.4M

In 2022, 116 people died in 111 fatal crashes in Hawaii. That was 23.4% more than in 2021 (94) and the most since 2018. The death rate was 8.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.8 in the United States. Hawaii had the 46th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 45th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 24% of deaths, and 39% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

8.1

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2022

  • About two-thirds of the rate in the United States: 12.8

+23%

change in deaths from 2021 to 2022

94 deaths in 2021, 116 in 2022

  • The United States: -1%

Hawaii traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

24%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2022
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 48
Pedestrians 28
Motorcyclists 33
Cyclists 7
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Deaths by type, 2022
Type Deaths Share in Hawaii Share in the US
Pedestrians 28 24% 18%
Motorcyclists 33 28% 15%
Cyclists 7 6% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 36 31% 32%
Speeding-related crashes 48 41% 28%

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

39%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 28%

32%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 26%
Crash factors in 2022
Category Hawaii United States
Speeding-related 32.4% 26.2%
Alcohol-involved 38.7% 27.7%
At night 57.7% 53.9%
At weekends 38.7% 33.3%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

58%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

39%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 5
1am 3
2am 4
3am 0
4am 7
5am 4
6am 3
7am 3
8am 2
9am 7
10am 1
11am 1
12pm 4
1pm 4
2pm 4
3pm 5
4pm 5
5pm 7
6pm 7
7pm 6
8pm 9
9pm 9
10pm 8
11pm 2

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 21
Mon 13
Tue 9
Wed 18
Thu 13
Fri 15
Sat 22

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 14
Feb 11
Mar 9
Apr 7
May 11
Jun 6
Jul 9
Aug 9
Sep 8
Oct 4
Nov 16
Dec 7

All crashes 2022.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 80
Cloudy 20
Rain 10
Severe Crosswinds 1

All crashes 2022. 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 46
Dark - Lighted 36
Dark - Not Lighted 23
Dawn 2
Dusk 2
Dark - Unknown Lighting 1

All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2022

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. SR-119
  2. SR-839
  3. SR-199
  4. SR-564
  5. SR-724
  6. SR-924
  7. SR-934
  8. SR-303
  9. I-H22
  10. SR-1902

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Pickup trucks 43
Cars 38
Motorcycles 35
SUVs 32
Medium and heavy trucks 7
Vans 6
Other vehicles 4

All crashes 2022.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Toyota Tacoma19
  2. Honda Accord8
  3. Toyota 4-Runner7
  4. Chevrolet Silverado5
  5. Toyota Corolla5
  6. Dodge Ram3
  7. Honda Civic3
  8. Nissan Frontier3
  9. Yamaha YZF-R13
  10. Ford Edge2

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 2022. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Crash factors
Date Location Deaths
Dec 26, 2022 Honolulu, Honolulu County 1
Dec 22, 2022 Kane`ohe, Honolulu County 1
Dec 17, 2022 Hilo, Hawaii County 1
Dec 16, 2022 Honolulu, Honolulu County 1
Dec 13, 2022 Kahului, Maui County 1
Dec 8, 2022 Hale`iwa, Honolulu County 1
Dec 2, 2022 `ewa Beach, Honolulu County 1
Nov 26, 2022 Waipahu, Honolulu County 1
Nov 25, 2022 Honolulu, Honolulu County 1
Nov 25, 2022 Honolulu, Honolulu County 1
Nov 22, 2022 Lihu`e, Kauai County 1
Nov 21, 2022 `ewa Beach, Honolulu County 1
Nov 16, 2022 Kailua, Honolulu County 1
Nov 12, 2022 Honolulu, Honolulu County 1
Nov 9, 2022 Honolulu County 1
Nov 9, 2022 Kapolei, Honolulu County 1
Nov 8, 2022 Wahiawa, Honolulu County 1
Nov 5, 2022 Waimanalo, Honolulu County 1
Nov 5, 2022 Honolulu, Honolulu County 1
Nov 4, 2022 Kea`au, Hawaii County 1
Nov 2, 2022 Honolulu, Honolulu County 1
Nov 2, 2022 Nanakuli, Honolulu County 1
Nov 2, 2022 Maui County 1
Oct 28, 2022 Hilo, Hawaii County 1
Oct 19, 2022 Pahoa, Hawaii County 1

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Counties in Hawaii in 2022

Area Deaths, 2022 Per 100,000
Hawaii County 33 16.0
Honolulu County 56 5.6
Kauai County 9 12.2
Maui County 18 11.0

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.