Fatal crashes in Hawaii
In 2024, 102 people died in 97 fatal crashes on Hawaii roads, 9.7% more than in 2023. That is 0.3% of all road deaths in the United States.
Hawaii ranks 46th of 51 by road deaths in 2024, and joint 46th by deaths per resident. Every state in 2024.
Road deaths in Hawaii since 1975
Road deaths in Hawaii peaked in 1979 at 205; 2024's 102 is 50% below that. The lowest year was 2020 with 85. 2024 is 23% below 2000 and 29% below 1975.
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 102 | 97 | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 93 | 88 | -19.8% |
| 2022 | 116 | 111 | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 94 | 94 | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 85 | 81 | -21.3% |
| 2019 | 108 | 102 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 117 | 110 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 107 | 96 | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 120 | 109 | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 93 | 85 | -2.1% |
Show 1975 to 2014
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 95 | 94 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 102 | 93 | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 125 | 114 | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 100 | 97 | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 113 | 109 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 109 | 99 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 107 | 102 | -22.5% |
| 2007 | 138 | 125 | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 161 | 144 | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 140 | 129 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 142 | 128 | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 133 | 115 | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 119 | 115 | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 140 | 132 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 132 | 116 | +34.7% |
| 1999 | 98 | 90 | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 120 | 113 | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 131 | 117 | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 148 | 134 | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 130 | 121 | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 122 | 110 | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 134 | 122 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 129 | 122 | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 135 | 119 | -23.7% |
| 1990 | 177 | 155 | +18.8% |
| 1989 | 149 | 129 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 148 | 128 | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 139 | 127 | +15.8% |
| 1986 | 120 | 111 | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 126 | 119 | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 138 | 129 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 141 | 133 | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 163 | 145 | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 150 | 136 | -19.4% |
| 1980 | 186 | 167 | -9.3% |
| 1979 | 205 | 183 | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 194 | 174 | +30.2% |
| 1977 | 149 | 134 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 145 | 133 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 144 | 129 | No data |
Deaths within 30 days of a crash on a public road, as NHTSA counts them. 2024 is the latest year NHTSA has published; the 2024 figures are from the Annual Report File and may be revised when NHTSA releases the final file. The 2025 file is expected in spring 2027.
The deadliest roads and most dangerous highways in Hawaii
State Highway 11 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Hawaii from 2015 to 2024: 60, with 68 deaths. The 20 roads listed held 49% of all fatal crashes in Hawaii from 2015 to 2024; 2 are interstates, 18 state highways. Interstate, US and state routes ranked by fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024; ramps and frontage roads are left out (10 crashes). Over 2022 to 2024 alone, State Highway 83 had the most, 21 against 15 on State Highway 11. Roads with 15 or more fatal crashes in 2022 to 2024 have their own page. Every numbered road in Hawaii, ranked.
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | Counties with the most | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Highway 11 | 60 | 68 | 15 | Hawaii |
| 2 | State Highway 93 | 54 | 61 | 13 | Honolulu |
| 3 | State Highway 83 | 45 | 48 | 21 | Honolulu |
| 4 | State Highway 19 | 44 | 48 | 13 | Hawaii |
| 5 | I-H1 | 34 | 36 | 15 | Honolulu |
| 6 | State Highway 92 | 29 | 31 | 13 | Honolulu |
| 7 | State Highway 72 | 27 | 27 | 9 | Honolulu |
| 8 | State Highway 30 | 24 | 29 | 9 | Maui |
| 9 | State Highway 56 | 21 | 26 | 11 | Kauai, Honolulu |
| 10 | State Highway 190 | 20 | 22 | 7 | Hawaii |
| 11 | State Highway 130 | 16 | 17 | 3 | Hawaii |
| 12 | State Highway 99 | 15 | 16 | 6 | Honolulu |
| 13 | State Highway 37 | 13 | 14 | 6 | Maui |
| 14 | State Highway 200 | 12 | 12 | 4 | Hawaii |
| 15 | State Highway 50 | 12 | 12 | 2 | Kauai |
| 16 | State Highway 36 | 11 | 13 | 3 | Maui |
| 17 | I-H2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | Honolulu |
| 18 | State Highway 63 | 10 | 11 | 3 | Honolulu |
| 19 | State Highway 31 | 9 | 12 | 0 | Maui |
| 20 | State Highway 61 | 9 | 9 | 2 | Honolulu |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Download every numbered road in Hawaii as CSV. Free to reuse with credit: “Fatal Crash Data, fatalcrashdata.com/fatal-crashes/hawaii/, from NHTSA FARS (2024 Annual Report File).”
The deadliest counties in Hawaii
Honolulu County had the most fatal crashes in Hawaii from 2015 to 2024: 516, with 537 deaths. Honolulu, Hawaii and Maui counties together held 94% of fatal crashes in Hawaii from 2015 to 2024. 4 counties in Hawaii recorded a fatal crash in those years; the 4 with the most are listed, with deaths per 100,000 residents where the county had 10 or more deaths in 2024.
Per resident, Hawaii County has the highest rate in Hawaii: 13.0 road deaths per 100,000 residents a year from 2015 to 2024, against 7.2 for the state as a whole. Counties with fewer than 10,000 residents are hatched rather than shaded: a few crashes on a highway through a small county make a rate that says more about its population than its roads.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | Deaths per 100,000100K, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honolulu County | 49 | 516 | 537 | 5.1 |
| 2 | Hawaii County | 26 | 244 | 263 | 13.8 |
| 3 | Maui County | 14 | 157 | 173 | 8.6 |
| 4 | Kauai County | 8 | 56 | 62 | Not enough data |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Download every county with a page as CSV. Free to reuse with credit: “Fatal Crash Data, fatalcrashdata.com/fatal-crashes/hawaii/, from NHTSA FARS (2024 Annual Report File).”
The deadliest counties in America: every county ranked nationally, and per resident
When fatal crashes happen in Hawaii
The heaviest slot is Saturday, 8 pm to midnight, with 49 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. The worst hour is 8 pm to 9 pm; the worst month is January.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 3.4 percent, 33 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 20 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 21 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 20 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 35 fatal crashes | 4.4 percent, 42 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.4 percent, 13 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 20 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 11 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 26 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 28 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 20 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.1 percent, 11 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 20 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 13 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 21 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 25 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 30 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.5 percent, 14 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 21 fatal crashes | 1.2 percent, 12 fatal crashes | 2.4 percent, 23 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 17 fatal crashes | 2.4 percent, 23 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.6 percent, 15 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 22 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 13 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 19 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 29 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 32 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.6 percent, 15 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 14 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 20 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 19 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 33 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 39 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 3.7 percent, 36 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 19 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 13 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 20 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 36 fatal crashes | 5.1 percent, 49 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan9.8%
- Feb6.9%
- Mar8.1%
- Apr7.2%
- May8.4%
- Jun8.0%
- Jul8.2%
- Aug8.4%
- Sep8.0%
- Oct8.2%
- Nov9.4%
- Dec9.4%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where fatal crashes happen in Hawaii: rural or urban, intersection, dark or daylight
17% of fatal crashes in Hawaii from 2015 to 2024 were on rural roads, below the US share of 43%; 25% happened at or near an intersection, about the US share; 19% in the dark on unlit roads, below the US share of 28%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across the United States.
| Hawaii | US | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 17% | 43% | below the US share |
| At or near an intersection | 25% | 25% | about the same as the US share |
| In daylight | 39% | 46% | below the US share |
| In the dark, road lit | 36% | 21% | above the US share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 19% | 28% | below the US share |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Who died on Hawaii roads in 2024
Pedestrians were 34% of the 102 people killed on Hawaii roads in 2024; vehicle occupants 32% (33), motorcyclists 26% (26), cyclists 6.9% (7).
| Road user | Deaths | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 35 | 34% |
| Vehicle occupants | 33 | 32% |
| Motorcyclists | 26 | 26% |
| Cyclists | 7 | 6.9% |
| Others (on personal conveyances, in parked vehicles, in buildings) | 1 | 1.0% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes happen in Hawaii: alcohol, speeding, seat belts, hit-and-run
A drinking driver was recorded in 32% of fatal crashes in Hawaii from 2015 to 2024, above the US share of 26%; speeding in 44%, above the US share of 27%; a hit-and-run in 9.6%, above the US share of 6.5%; a driver recorded as distracted in 24%, above the US share of 8.7%; 52% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above the US share of 49%.
Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024 with the factor recorded, against the US share. "A drinking driver" is NHTSA's drinking-driver flag (police-reported drinking or any positive alcohol test), not its "alcohol-impaired" figure. "Unbelted" is the share of passenger-vehicle occupants killed whose belt use is known (320 in Hawaii).
| Hawaii | US | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A drinking driver | 32% | 26% | above the US share |
| Speeding | 44% | 27% | above the US share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 24% | 8.7% | above the US share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 52% | 49% | above the US share |
| Hit-and-run | 9.6% | 6.5% | above the US share |
| A motorcycle involved | 27% | 16% | above the US share |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What the first harmful event was
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 31%; a pedestrian in 27%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 26%, a cyclist in 4.3%. What each fatal crash first hit, 2015 to 2024.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 303 | 31% |
| Pedestrian | 264 | 27% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 257 | 26% |
| Other | 55 | 5.7% |
| Cyclist | 42 | 4.3% |
| Rollover | 33 | 3.4% |
| Parked vehicle | 19 | 2.0% |
| Not reported | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Vehicles in fatal crashes in Hawaii
Cars were 30% of the 1,332 vehicles in fatal crashes in Hawaii from 2015 to 2024, pickups 23%, motorcycles 21%, SUVs 17%. Every vehicle in a fatal crash from 2015 to 2024, by body type.
| Type | Vehicles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cars | 404 | 30% |
| Pickups | 311 | 23% |
| Motorcycles | 280 | 21% |
| SUVs | 222 | 17% |
| Vans | 57 | 4.3% |
| Other trucks | 42 | 3.2% |
| Truck-tractors | 9 | 0.7% |
| Buses | 7 | 0.5% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Road deaths in Hawaii per resident and per mile driven
| Hawaii | US | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2024 | 7.1 | 11.5 | below the US rate |
| Deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2015 to 2024 | 7.2 | 11.8 | below the US rate |
| Deaths per 100 million vehicle-miles, 2024 | 0.96 | 1.19 | below the US rate |
Population 1,446,146 (Census Bureau estimate, 2024); 10,647 million vehicle-miles (FHWA Highway Statistics 2024, table VM-2). The only figures on this page not counted from FARS.
Questions about fatal crashes in Hawaii
- How many people died in car accidents in Hawaii in 2024?
- 102 people died in 97 fatal crashes on Hawaii roads in 2024, 9.7% more than in 2023. That is 7.1 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 11.5 across the United States. Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
- What is the deadliest road in Hawaii?
- State Highway 11 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Hawaii from 2015 to 2024: 60, with 68 deaths. State Highway 93 was second with 54.
- Which county in Hawaii has the most fatal crashes?
- Honolulu County, with 516 fatal crashes and 537 deaths from 2015 to 2024, 49 of them in 2024.
- When do fatal crashes in Hawaii happen most often?
- The heaviest slot from 2015 to 2024 was Saturday, 8 pm to midnight, with 49 fatal crashes.
- How many fatal crashes in Hawaii involved a drinking driver?
- 312 of 973 fatal crashes in Hawaii from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 32%, against 26% across the United States.
County pages for Hawaii
Every county in Hawaii with 30 or more fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, each with its crashes by year, roads, hour and weekday, and deaths per 100,000 residents.
- Honolulu County 516
- Hawaii County 244
- Maui County 157
- Kauai County 56
Road pages for Hawaii
Every numbered road in Hawaii with 15 or more fatal crashes from 2022 to 2024, each with its crashes by year, county, hour and weekday.
Where the Hawaii numbers come from
Every figure on this page except the rates is counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, the federal census of fatal crashes on US public roads, 2024 Annual Report File. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. Road names are normalised ("I-35", "I 35" and "I-35/PURPLE HEART TRL" are the same road); frontage roads and ramps ("I35 FRONTAGE") are left out of road counts. Totals from the state highway department and news reports can differ by a few: they count from the state's own crash reports, often before every death within 30 days is known, while NHTSA's file is checked and revised once a year. Fields NHTSA coded as unknown show as "Not reported"; a share is only given over 20 crashes, otherwise "Not enough data". Rates per resident and per mile use Census Bureau population estimates and FHWA vehicle-miles, the only figures not counted from FARS. The full method.