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Traffic deaths in Hawaii in 2023

Deaths, 2023: 93
Fatal crashes: 88
Population: 1.4M

In 2023, 93 people died in 88 fatal crashes in Hawaii. That was 19.8% fewer than in 2022 (116) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 6.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.2 in the United States. Hawaii had the 47th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 46th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 24% of deaths, and 56% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

6.5

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023

About half the rate in the United States: 12.2

-20%

change in deaths from 2022 to 2023

116 deaths in 2022, 93 in 2023

The United States: -4%

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 1.3 times the share in the United States: 18%

Who died in 2023

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	36
Pedestrians	22
Motorcyclists	27
Cyclists	8

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Deaths by type, 2023
Type	Deaths	Share in Hawaii	Share in the US
Pedestrians	22	24%	18%
Motorcyclists	27	29%	16%
Cyclists	8	9%	3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	38	41%	30%
Speeding-related crashes	54	58%	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

56%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

About double the share in the United States: 28%

38%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 26%

Crash factors in 2023

Category	Hawaii	United States
Speeding-related	37.5%	25.6%
Alcohol-involved	55.7%	28.2%
At night	72.7%	54.1%
At weekends	38.6%	33.5%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

73%

of fatal crashes happened at night

About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 54%

39%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 34%

Fatal crashes by hour of day

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

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	21
Mon	10
Tue	17
Wed	10
Thu	9
Fri	8
Sat	13

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	7
Feb	9
Mar	4
Apr	15
May	5
Jun	4
Jul	4
Aug	12
Sep	9
Oct	9
Nov	5
Dec	5

All crashes 2023.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	70
Cloudy	9
Rain	7

All crashes 2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Dark - Lighted	37
Daylight	22
Dark - Not Lighted	21
Dawn	3
Dark - Unknown Lighting	2
Dusk	2

All crashes 2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2023

Roads with the most fatal crashes

I-H18
SR-836
SR-935
SR-724
SR-303
SR-113
SR-923
CR-KAIMINANI DRIVE2
CR-KAPIOLANI BLVD2
SR-1302

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	30
Motorcycles	28
Pickup trucks	27
SUVs	22
Vans	3
Medium and heavy trucks	3
Other vehicles	3
Buses	1

All crashes 2023.

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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 2023. 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 31, 2023	Kane`ohe, Honolulu County	SR-83	1
Dec 8, 2023	Kahului, Maui County	SR-37	1
Dec 4, 2023	Makaha, Honolulu County	CR-MOUA STREET	1
Dec 3, 2023	Honolulu, Honolulu County	SR-72	1
Dec 2, 2023	Honolulu, Honolulu County	I-H1	1
Nov 21, 2023	Honolulu, Honolulu County	SR-92	1
Nov 15, 2023	Kahalu`u, Honolulu County	SR-83	1
Nov 13, 2023	Honolulu, Honolulu County	CR- SCHOOL STREET	1
Nov 12, 2023	Captain Cook, Hawaii County	SR-11	1
Nov 4, 2023	Wahiawa, Honolulu County	CR-KILANI STREET	1
Oct 30, 2023	Honolulu, Honolulu County	SR-92 ALA MOANA BLVD	1
Oct 27, 2023	Honolulu, Honolulu County	CR-KUAKINI STREET	1
Oct 24, 2023	Nanakuli, Honolulu County	SR-93	1
Oct 19, 2023	Kapolei, Honolulu County	SR-93 EXIT RAMP	1
Oct 11, 2023	Honolulu, Honolulu County	I-H1 EXIT RAMP	1
Oct 7, 2023	Kahului, Maui County	CR-HOOKELE STREET	1
Oct 4, 2023	Honolulu, Honolulu County	CR-SCHOOL STREET	1
Oct 3, 2023	Hilo, Hawaii County	CR-AKOLEA ROAD	1
Oct 3, 2023	Wailuku Hawaiian Home Land (Historical), Maui County	CR-KEHALANI MAUKA PRKWY	1
Sep 29, 2023	Hilo, Hawaii County	CR-RAILROAD AVE	1
Sep 27, 2023	Lihu`e, Kauai County	SR-51	1
Sep 22, 2023	Kahului, Maui County	SR-36	1
Sep 20, 2023	Waipahu, Honolulu County	I-H1	1
Sep 19, 2023	Kihei, Maui County	SR-310	1
Sep 13, 2023	`ewa Beach, Honolulu County	CR-FORT WEAVER ROAD EXIT RAMP	1

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Counties in Hawaii in 2023

Area	Deaths, 2023	Per 100,000
Hawaii County	15	7.2
Honolulu County	58	5.9
Kauai County	3	4.1
Maui County	17	10.4

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.