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Traffic deaths in Hawaii in 2024

Deaths, 2024: 102
Fatal crashes: 97
Population: 1.4M

In 2024, 102 people died in 97 fatal crashes in Hawaii. That was 9.7% more than in 2023 (93) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 7.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. Hawaii had the 46th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 46th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 34% of deaths, and 41% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

7.1

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

About 60 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5

+10%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

93 deaths in 2023, 102 in 2024

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

34%

of deaths were pedestrians

About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 18%

Who died in 2024

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	34
Pedestrians	35
Motorcyclists	26
Cyclists	7

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Deaths by type, 2024
Type	Deaths	Share in Hawaii	Share in the US
Pedestrians	35	34%	18%
Motorcyclists	26	25%	16%
Cyclists	7	7%	3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	34	33%	30%
Speeding-related crashes	43	42%	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

41%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 28%

30%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 25%

Crash factors in 2024

Category	Hawaii	United States
Speeding-related	29.9%	24.8%
Alcohol-involved	41.2%	28.1%
At night	60.8%	53.6%
At weekends	33.0%	32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

61%

of fatal crashes happened at night

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

33%

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	1
1am	6
2am	1
3am	6
4am	2
5am	4
6am	1
7am	3
8am	3
9am	4
10am	1
11am	2
12pm	3
1pm	3
2pm	7
3pm	3
4pm	5
5pm	3
6pm	7
7pm	5
8pm	8
9pm	9
10pm	4
11pm	6

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	18
Mon	9
Tue	11
Wed	10
Thu	19
Fri	16
Sat	14

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	7
Feb	9
Mar	9
Apr	5
May	5
Jun	8
Jul	12
Aug	4
Sep	9
Oct	11
Nov	7
Dec	11

All crashes 2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	74
Rain	11
Cloudy	9
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1
Severe Crosswinds	1

All crashes 2024. 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	39
Dark - Lighted	31
Dark - Not Lighted	20
Dusk	4
Dawn	2
Dark - Unknown Lighting	1

All crashes 2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

I-H16
SR-836
SR-1905
SR-564
SR-934
SR-113
CR-KAPIOLANI BLVD3
SR-193
SR-2003
SR-303

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	41
SUVs	28
Motorcycles	28
Pickup trucks	22
Other vehicles	10
Vans	3
Medium and heavy trucks	2
Other light trucks	1

All crashes 2024.

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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 2024. 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 30, 2024	Pahoa, Hawaii County	CR- KAHAKAI ROAD	1
Dec 25, 2024	Kapa`a, Kauai County	SR-56	1
Dec 23, 2024	Wailua Hawaiian Home Land, Kauai County	SR-56	1
Dec 22, 2024	Waipahu, Honolulu County	I-H1	1
Dec 22, 2024	Kunia Camp, Honolulu County	CR-KUNIA ROAD	1
Dec 21, 2024	Honolulu, Honolulu County	CR-RYCROFT STREET	1
Dec 19, 2024	Makaha, Honolulu County	CR-MAKAHA VALLEY ROAD	1
Dec 17, 2024	Kauai Island, Kauai County	SR-56	1
Dec 14, 2024	Honolulu, Honolulu County	SR-83	1
Dec 2, 2024	Honolulu, Honolulu County	SR-61	1
Dec 1, 2024	Honolulu, Honolulu County	CR-WAIALAE AVE	1
Nov 28, 2024	Honolulu, Honolulu County	I-H1	1
Nov 27, 2024	Honolulu, Honolulu County	CR-KAPIOLANI BLVD	1
Nov 22, 2024	Kailua Kona, Hawaii County	SR-19	1
Nov 13, 2024	Honolulu, Honolulu County	CR-MONSARRAT AVE	1
Nov 9, 2024	Volcano, Hawaii County	SR-11	2
Nov 8, 2024	Honolulu, Honolulu County	CR-KALIHI STREET	1
Nov 5, 2024	Kane`ohe, Honolulu County	CR-HUI KELU STREET	1
Oct 31, 2024	Ha`iku, Maui County	CR-WEST KUIAHA ROAD	1
Oct 31, 2024	Hale`iwa, Honolulu County	SR-83	1
Oct 27, 2024	Waipahu, Honolulu County	SR-93	1
Oct 22, 2024	Kailua Kona, Hawaii County	CR-PUUKALA ROAD	1
Oct 22, 2024	Honolulu, Honolulu County	I-H1	1
Oct 21, 2024	Kihei, Maui County	CR-SOUTH KIHEI ROAD	1
Oct 20, 2024	Honolulu, Honolulu County	CR-DIAMOND HEAD ROAD	1

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Counties in Hawaii in 2024

Area	Deaths, 2024	Per 100,000
Hawaii County	29	13.9
Honolulu County	51	5.2
Kauai County	8	10.9
Maui County	14	8.6

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.