IT SEEMS LIKE THE ALOHA STATE HAS NO ALOHA WHEN IT COMES TO  THE ROADS.

A RECENT STUDY LISTED HAWAII MOTORISTS AS HAVING THE WORST  DRIVING HABITS IN THE NATION.

RESEARCHERS LOOKED AT MORE  THAN A DOZEN BEHAVIORS LIKE TEXTING WHILE DRIVING, RUNNING  RED LIGHTS AND CUTTING OFF OTHER VEHICLES.

SO HOW EXACTLY DID WE TOP THIS LIST AND ARE YOU SURPRISED BY  THE RANKING?

TONIGHT’S LIVE BROADCAST AND  LIVESTREAM OF INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI’I START NOW.

¶¶ ¶¶  ALOHA AND WELCOME TO INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII.

I'M LAUREN DAY.

A RECENT SURVEY BY FORBES  ADVISOR RANKED THE STATES WITH THE WORST DRIVING BEHAVIORS.

OF THE 50‑STATES, HAWAII CAME OUT AT THE TOP OF THAT  LIST.

MOTORISTS HERE RANKED FIRST IN  CHANGING LANES OR TURNING WITHOUT SIGNALING, SPEEDING 20  MILES PER HOUR OR MORE OVER THE LIMIT AND RUNNING RED  LIGHTS.

HAWAII DRIVERS ALSO RANKED  HIGHLY IN THE DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND TEXTING  WHILE DRIVING CATEGORIES.

KEEP IN MIND THERE WERE A  TOTAL OF 5,000 SURVEY PARTICIPANTS, 100 FROM EACH  STATE.

WE’RE ASKING OUR PANEL TONIGHT  IF THIS IS AN ACCURATE REPRESENTATION?

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PARTICIPATION IN TONIGHT'S  SHOW.

YOU CAN EMAIL OR CALL IN YOUR  QUESTIONS, AND YOU’LL FIND A LIVE STREAM OF THIS PROGRAM AT  PBSHAWAII.ORG AND THE PBS HAWAII YOUTUBE PAGE.

NOW, TO OUR GUESTS.

MAJOR JAMES SLAYTER HAS  28‑YEARS OF SERVICE FOR THE HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT.

HE IS CURRENTLY THE COMMANDER OF THE TRAFFIC DIVISION AND  HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN PATROL AND TRAFFIC SAFETY.

ED SNIFFEN IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF  TRANSPORTATION.

THE AGENCY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR  PLANNING, DESIGNING, CONSTRUCTING AND OPERATING OUR  STATE ROADWAYS.

PRIOR TO THIS POST, HE WAS THE  DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR DOT’S HIGHWAYS DIVISION.

ANTONIO WILLIAMS IS AN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER FOR THE  NON‑PROFIT ORGANIZATION MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING.

HE HAS MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE AND  THROUGH MADD RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF DRUNK  DRIVING.

AND LEILANI OKUDA IS A TEACHER  WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PAST  30‑YEARS.

SHE’S ALSO A PART OF THE DOE’S  DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM, WORKING AS THE PROGRAM  COORDINATOR AND INSTRUCTOR AT PRESIDENT WILLIAM MCKINLEY  HIGH SCHOOL.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.

LOOK FORWARD TOSUCH AN IMPORTANT  DISCUSSION START WITH YOU.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SURVEY RESULTS DO  WE HAVE THE WORST DRIVERS IN THE COUNTRY?

YOU SEE THE CRASHES.

YOU SEE OUR DRIVERS DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

>> WITH THE CRASHES THAT WE DO  I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S ACCURATE.

SO 100 PEOPLE SURVEYED OUT OF THE  ENTIRE STATE, WE REALLY DON'T KNOW   WHO ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS BUT I THINK BY AND  LARGE, COMMUNITY IN HAWAII, HAVE I HUMBLE.

VERY SELF‑REFLECTING GOING TO BE HONEST.

>> ASK THE QUESTIONS HAVE YOU EVER RUN   A RED LIGHT, SPED OVER GOING TO BE  MORE HONEST AND PROVIDE THAT ANSWER.

DO WE HAVE BAD DRIVING HABIT ON THE ROADWAYS?

YES.

SEEN IN THE AMOUNT OF CRASHES WE HAVE.

>> PREPANDEMIC APPROXIMATELY 90 CRASHES A DAY   ON OAHU ALONE.

THAT'S REPORTED.

>> SO NOT EVERYBODY REPORTS  THE CRASHES THAT THEY'RE IN.

YOU FAST FORWARD TO POST PANDEMIC.

RECENTLY.

WE'RE IN THE TRENDS OF ABOUT 70 CRASHES EVERY  DAY ON OUR ROADWAYS.

THAT'S STILL A HIGH NUMBER.

BUT I STILL DON'T FEEL LIKE IF YOU'RE  COMPARING TO THE REST OF THE NATION,   THAT YOU WOULD PUT US WORST BY ANY MEANS.

>>Lauren: I THINK ALL OF US HERE ON THE ROADS   WE HAVE SEEN FOR OURSELVES BAD DRIVERS  OR WOULD WE WOULD CONSIDER BAD DRIVERS.

WHEN YOU COMPARE TO L.A. AND NEW YORK  AND BOSTON YOU COULD WE RANK THER WORST?

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

>> THINK IT'S WRONG FROM MY SIDE.

>> START LOOKING AT THE DATA WE HAVE ON  FATALITIES, MAJOR CRASHES IN THE SYSTEM,   WE GENERALLY RANK TOP TEN TO TOP 15 IN THE NATION  OF SAFEST ROADS.

STARTED LOOKING AT THE SURVEY,   I AGREE WITH SLATE, WE HAVE THE MOST  HONEST PARTICIPANTS VERSUS WORST DRIVERS.

WHAT I WOULD SAY IS I MEAN, 2006,  160 FATALITIES ON OUR SYSTEM.

OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, HAD  LESS THAN 100 AND 102 LAST YEAR.

THAT'S STILL KEEPS US IN TOP TEN IN OUR NATION.

THAT BEING SAID, WE STILL HAD 102 FATALITIES   ON THE SYSTEMS.

WE CAN DO WAY BETTER.

>>Lauren: I'M CURIOUS HOW YOU FEEL OR HOW  MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING ON THE SURVEY.

DO YOU AGREE DO YOU STILL FEEL WE HAVE A  PROBLEM COMES TO DRIVERS DRIVERING UNDER   THE INFLUENCE?

>> YES.

WE STILL HAVE A PROBLEM.

MADD MISSION IS TO PUT AN   END TO DRUGGED AND DRUNKED DRIVERS TO PROMOTE  WAYS AROUND SUPPORT VICTIMS TRAFFIC FAILINGS   BECAUSE OF DRUG AND DRUNK DRIVING.

HAVE TO AGREE WITH THE GENTLEMEN,   FORTHCOMING HONESTY COMES TO HAWAII.

SURVEY CAN BE SKEWED ANY WAY THAT YOU WANT IT.

100 PEOPLE THAT IS VERY SMALL, SO SMALL  SCALE, BUT LOOK AT IT, AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON,   IT DOESN'T NEGATE THE FACT THAT MADD  IS STILL OUT THERE DOING THEIR PART,   AND HELPING FAMILIES AND PROMOTING AWARENESS.

>>Lauren: I DO WANT TO SPEND IT'S TIME,   EVEN IF YOU SAY, SURVEY NOT ACCURATE.

>> STILL BAD DRIVERS ON THE ROAD A STILL NEEDS TO   BE IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS AND EDUCATION OUT THERE.

WHAT KINDS OF THOSE BAD DRIVING HABITS DO YOU   TEND TO SEE MOST OFTEN ON OUR ROADS?

>> LOOK AT THE FATAL AND CRITICAL CRASHES,   I THINK TOP THREE ARE THE BIGGEST FACTORS THAT  WE SEE ARE IMPAIRMENT, SPEED AND DISTRACTION.

OUTSIDE OF THAT, WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF  RED LIGHT RUNNING, DO HAVE SOME OF THAT.

CREDIT TO DIRECTOR ED SNIFFEN AND D.O.T.

COMING UP WITH THE RED LIGHT CAMERA SYSTEM.

LAST 2 YEARS, OFFICERS IN THE FIELD  HAVE ISSUED APPROXIMATELY ON OAHU,   ISSUED ABOUT 4,000 RED LIGHT CITATIONS.

THAT RED LIGHT CAMERA SYSTEM IS ISSUED 40,000.

SO KUDOS TO TOD FOR PULLING THAT OFF.

BUT AS FAR AS HABITS I THINK IF I   HAD TO NAME ONE THAT I FEEL IS LIKE THE  BIGGEST FOR JUST COMMON EVERY DAY CRASHES.

IT WOULD BE DISTRACTED DRIVING.

>> COMES IN MANY FORMS.

>> IRONICALLY, ACRONYM FOR THIS IS  NVC, REMOTE OR VEHICLE COLLISION.

MANUAL COGNITIVE AND COGNITION.

TAKING HANDS OFF THE WHEEL.

MANIPULATE PHONE OR INFORMATION  PANEL ON YOUR VEHICLE.

>> TOUCHES OTHER THINGS DOING  YOUR MAKE UP, HAIR, SHAVE, EATING.

THE NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE THE VISUAL.

ACTUALLY TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE ROADWAY.

>> NOT LOOK WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

>> EITHER SOMETIMES JUST HAVING   A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR PASSENGER.

TAKING YOUR EYES OFF FOR THAT SECOND.

>> CAN MAKE THE WE DIFFERENCE.

>> LAST IS THE COGNITIVE, DAYDREAMING,   THINKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AT WORK TODAY,  ONE OF OUR MOST COMMON IS THE CELL PHONE.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, PHONE IS  ACTUALLY HITTING THREE OF THOSE.

MANIPULATING IT WITH YOUR HAND.

THINKING  ABOUT THE CONVERSATION THAT YOU'RE HAVING.

AND OFTENTIMES TAKE YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD  TO GET A READ THE TEXT OR SOME INFORMATION.

>>Lauren: TELL ME ABOUT THE DRIVERS ED.

COURSES  THAT PROGRAM TEACHES AND THAT YOU TEACH.

DO YOU GO OVERALL OF THESE THINGS THAT MAJOR  JAMES SLAYTOR IS TALKING ABOUT YOUR YOUNG STUDENT?

>> YES I AGREE WITH MAJOR JAMES SLAYTOR AND THE  TOPICS THAT WE COVER AND I'M GLAD HE BROUGHT THAT   UP, BECAUSE I'M HAPPY FOR OUR PROGRAM WE COVER IT.

DISTRACTED DRIVING, SPEEDING, MOTHERS   AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING.

>> COVER DROWSY DRIVING,   GRADUATED DRIVER'S LICENSING LAWS.

DRIVER EDUCATION, OPEN OUR SESSION,   ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT WE COVER.

IN OUR CHAPTERS IS WHAT IS EXPECTED OF   THEM AS DRIVERS AND IT'S IMPORTANT AND  ONE OF THEM IS, AGAIN, DISTRACTED DRIVING,   DANGERS OF HAVING THAT COGNITIVE MENTAL  AND THAT PHYSICAL ELEMENTS MISSING.

WHICH IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT  IN THEIR FOCUS AS DRIVERS.

ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THEY'RE BEGINNER  DRIVERS AND LACKING IN EXPERIENCE.

>>Lauren: I KNOW YOU OVER 30  YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TEACHING DRIVERS ED.

AND HAS THE COURSE CHANGED AS FOR YOU THERE'S   SOCIAL MEDIA AND INTERNET AND CELL PHONES ARE  EVEN MORE EMBEDDED WITH THE YOUNG GENERATIONS.

>> I'VE BEEN WITH DEPARTMENT  OF EDUCATION FOR 30 YEARS.

AND COME BACK TO DRIVER EDUCATION FOR SIX YEARS.

AND AS FAR AS CHANGES, WHAT CAN I SPEAK ON FROM   MYSELF IS DRIVER EDUCATION WHEN  I TOOK IT BACK IN THE EARLY 80S.

IT HAS CHANGED, WE COVER CURRENT ISSUES  THAT ARE, COME UP, AS WELL AS NOW,   IT'S WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH IS THE I GUESS IT'S  CALLED INFO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM IN THE CARS.

AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS WHAT WE TEACH AND COVER  WITH OUR STUDENTS IS THEY HAVE TO BE FOCUSED ON   THE ROAD AND THERE'S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR THAT.

>>Lauren: WE HEAR FROM BOTH LEADER FROM YOU   BIGGEST TOPIC.

WHAT ARE YOUR   PERSONAL PET PEEVES COME TO DRIVERS IN HAWAII.

>> BIGGEST PET PEEVES ON THE CELL PHONE,   NOT SO MUCH THE TEXTING, BUT THE USE OF  SPEAKER PHONE.

SOME PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE IT   RIGHT NEXT TO THEIR MOUTHS WHEN THEY'RE DRIVING.

IF YOU COMPOUND ALL OF THAT WITH DRINKING WHETHER   IT BE OF AGE OR UNDER AGE, AS WELL AS  DOING THAT, IT'S DEFINITELY A DISTRACTER.

LOOKING AT THE MVC THINGS MAJOR  BROUGHT UP, LOSING CONTROL,   PEOPLE DROP THEIR PHONES AND YOU SEE IT.

>> I YOU CAN BE PASSING THEM AND   PUT THEIR HEAD DOWN.

TO PICK UP THEIR PHONE.

AND LOSE SIGHT OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.

>> I TOTALLY AGREE.

FRUSTRATION IS DISCONNECTEDNESS.

WHEN PEOPLE GET IN THEIR VEHICLES,   IT'S ALL ABOUT THEIR CONTINUOUS.

>> COMMUNITY DOESN'T MATTER ANY MORE.

WHEN I WAS IN WAIANAE, SETTING  UP THIS CONTRAFLOW OUT THERE.

THAT COMMUNITY, GO INTO THAT COMMUNITY  TALK CRAP ABOUT ANYBODY THERE.

BE READY TO FIGHT.

PROTECT EACH OTHER.

TIGHT.

PROTECT THEIR COMMUNITY.

ONCE THEY GET BEHIND THEIR VEHICLE IT CHANGES.

IMPORTANCE OF THEIR CONVENIENCE IS A LOT MORE   THAN THE COMMUNITY THEY BUILT OUT THERE.

>> WE SEE A LOT OF RECKLESS   DRIVING IN THOSE AREAS.

WHEN WE'RE SETTING UP CONTRAFLOW.

TWO CARS ALMOST GOT INTO A CASH.

>> GOT OUT.

WAS READY TO   FIGHT AND ONE WAS OTHER PERSON'S ANKLE.

>> DIDN'T NOTICE THAT IN THOSE KIND OF SITUATION.

UNCLE.

PEOPLE GETTING IN THEIR CARS   NOW DISCONNECTING THEMSELVES FROM EVERYBODY  ELSE, SEEING INTERNAL ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS   AND JUST BEING IN THEIR OWN LITTLE BUBBLE.

>> WE NEEDLE GET NEED TO GET OUT OF THERE.

EVERYBODY ELSE AROUNDS DEPENDS  ON US FOR THEIR SAFETY.

90% FATALITIES OCCUR ON THE  ROADWAY IMMEDIATELY PREVENTABLE.

55% DRUNK AND DRUNK DRIVING.

5% EXCESSIVE SPEEDING.

25% DISTRACTION.

>> GET RID OF THOSE   3 YEARS OVERLAPPING 90% OF PEOPLE GO HOME.

>>Lauren: PEOPLE ARE SO IN A RUSH NOWADAYS   OR THEY'RE ONLY THINKING ABOUT THEIR NEEDS?

>> I THINK RUSH IS IN SOME CASES IS THE THING.

WE CAN SEE ON THE SYSTEM, NOT JUST THE RUSH.

IF SOMEBODY CUTS ANOTHER PERSON OFF,   TAKE IT PERSONALLY.

IF ONE PERSON STARTS   SPEEDING ON THE ROADWAY, SOMEBODY ELSE  WANTS TO SHOW HOW FAST THEIR CAR CAN GO.

ALL THINGS EGO STARTS TAKING  OVER SAFETY PIECE OF IT.

GOT TO REMEMBER THAT WE'RE  ALL DRIVING POTENTIAL WEAPONS.

PEOPLE CAN DIE VERY QUICKLY IF YOU DON'T  MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES WHEN WE DRIVE.

>> I AGREE WITH DIRECTOR ON THAT.

THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE COVER   WITH OUR STUDENTS IS GETTING INTO THAT VEHICLE,  IT CAN TURN INTO A 2,000‑POUND KILLING MACHINE.

AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT SKILL AND STRATEGIES.

WE COVER ATTITUDE, HAVING RIGHT ATTITUDE.

EVERYTHING STARTS WITH BEHAVIOR.

TALK ABOUT SPEEDING, THAT'S A   HUMAN COMPONENT OF YOU'RE PRESSING THAT  SPEED, ACCELERATOR CHOOSING TO SPEED.

TOUCHING ON MIND AND DISTRACTION WE ALSO  COVER THAT WHEN THEY'RE NOT MENTALLY FOCUSED,   IT'S SECONDS AWAY THAT THEY'RE TAKING FROM DRIVING  AND THAT CAN PUT THEM INTO A RISKY SITUATION.

THANK YOU FOR THAT DIRECTOR.

>>Lauren: WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

GET TO THEM IN JUST ONE SECOND.

>> I DO WANT MAJOR AND ANTONIO TO TOUCH ON   JUST HOW HEARTBREAKING THESE CRASHES CAN BE.

>> HOW MANY LIVES ARE AFFECTED WHEN   PEOPLE MAKE THE DECISION TO DRIVE  DISTRACTED OR UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY.

MAJOR YOU'VE SEEN FOR YOURSELF.

MEN AND WOMEN SEEN IT FIRSTHAND.

CAN YOU  TALK ABOUT HOW TO FOLKS AT HPD AND HOW   IMPACTS FAMILIES.

>> HORRIFIC.

>> SENSELESS TRAGEDIES AND LIKE  DIRECTOR SAID, THESE ARE PREVENTABLE.

>> NOT ACCIDENTS.

>> THESE ARE COALITIONS, CRASH, AVOIDABLE.

>> I MEAN WE WITNESSED CHILDREN  BEING WRAPPED UP IN BODY BAGS.

I WAS AT THE KAMAKEE CRASH WHERE THREE PEOPLE  LOST THEIR LIVES AND ANOTHER THREE PROBABLY   NEVER HAVE THE SAME LIFESTYLE AGAIN.

I'VE SEEN PEOPLE JUST WALKING THEIR   DOG GETTING HIT BY IMPAIRED DRIVER SPEEDING.

>> I'VE SEEN JUST HORRIFIC CRASHES THAT'S VERY   SAD KNOWING THAT SOMEBODY LOST THEIR LIFE BECAUSE  SOMEBODY ELSE WAS JUST COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE.

AND LIKE HE SAID, A LOT OF IT COMES  DOWN TO YOU, YOUR RESPONSIBILITY,   TO HAVE THAT ATTITUDE OR THAT UNDERSTANDING  THAT YOUR DECISIONS HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES.

NOT JUST FOR YOURSELF.

YOU CRASH INTO SOMETHING AND YOU DON'T   HURT ANYBODY, OKAY, THAT'S JUST YOU.

>> THAT'S NOT USUALLY THE CASE.

SO IT'S VERY TAXING BUT ALSO TAXING  ON THE OFFICERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS.

>> MORE SO, SEEING THE LOVED ONE SHOW UP.

SEEING FAMILIES SHOW UP, THESE ARE PEOPLE'S   CHILDREN, PARENTS, AUNTIES, UNCLES GRANDPARENTS.

>> LIFE TAKEN WAY TOO SOON BECAUSE ONE   PERSON COULDN'T MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.

>>Lauren: FOR YOU, I'M SURE YOU WORK ON BOARD   FOR MADD VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS TOPIC.

I'M SURE YOU HEAR FIRSTHAND FROM THOSE   FAMILIES THAT ARE AFFECTED.

>> UNFORTUNATELY WE DO GET   TO HEAR FROM THEM FIRSTHAND.

IT'S NOT OVERNIGHT WIN EVEN   WHEN THE OFFENDERS ARE CONVICT.

FAMILIES STILL HAS TO GO ON AND   REMEMBER WHAT THEY'VE GONE THROUGH.

LOSS THAT THEY'VE ACTUALLY HAD.

NOT ONLY DOES IT AFFECT THE FAMILIES,  IT ALSO AFFECTS THE COMMUNITY IN   SOME CASES BECAUSE OF THE CROSSWALKS.

WHATEVER THEY MAY HAVE, THAT'S GOING ON,   WE'VE HAD SIMPLE FATALITIES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE  JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE HAD DISTRACTED DRIVING.

RESULTED IN LOSS OF LOVED ONE,  WHO WAS DOING THE RIGHT THING.

A LOT OF TIMES, IN THE CROSSWALK  LEGALLY AND DRIVERS JUST PLOW THROUGH.

TIMING AND THE COGNITIVE RESPONSE, WITH USE  OF ALCOHOL, DRIVER OVER .08 SLOWS DOWN YOUR   REMOTE OR SKILLS IN A LOT OF CASES.

MADD TRIES TO COMFORT FAMILIES   AND ALSO, WE DON'T FORGET.

THAT THEY HAVE TO CONTINUE ON AS WELL.

SO WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE COUNSELING AND  COMFORT AND ALLOW THEM TO TELL THEIR STORY   SO EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE  HOPES WE CAN PREVENT THE IMPAIRED DRIVING,   DRUG DRIVING AND UNDERAGE DRIVING.

>>Chair Cordero: HOPEFULLY SHOWS LIKE   THIS BEING ABLE TO VOICE AND HAVE THIS TYPE  OF DISCUSSION, BRING COMMUNITY AWARENESS.

WILL DO JUST THAT AND  HOPEFULLY, EDUCATE MORE PEOPLE.

WE HAVE A LOT OF MORE VIEWER QUESTIONS.

ORANGE PIECES OF PAPER COMING TO ME.

LET'S GET TO THEM.

RICK FROM HONOLULU ASKING,   DRIVERS ED.

NEEDS TO BE MANDATORY.

HAWAII DEFINITELY HAS THE WORST DRIVERS.

HIS OPINION.

OF COURSE.

SECOND, HAWAII IS NOTORIOUS  FOR NOT ENFORCING THE LAW.

CURIOUS HOW YOU GUYS CAN CHIME  IN ON HIS COMMENTS THERE.

FORGIVE ME FOR NOT KNOWING.

LONG  TIME SINCE I TOOK DRIVERS ED.

WHAT IS THE REQUIREMENT WHEN IT  COMES TO DRIVERS ED.

FOR YOUR STATE?

DRIVERS EDUCATION IS MANDATORY  FOR TEENS UNDER THE AGE OF 18.

>> AND WE DO OUR BEST TO SERVICE TEENS  COME TO OUR PROGRAM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY   FEW THAT WANT TO WAIT UNTIL THEY'RE 18.

AND THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE DON'T CATCH.

BUT HOPEFULLY, THEY'LL GET SOME KIND  OF GOOD GUIDANCE AS FAR AS DRIVING.

SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IT IS MANDATORY  FOR TEENS WHO ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18.

>>Lauren: I HAVE A FEELING WOULD YOU WANT TO  CHIME IN ON HIS COMMENT ABOUT HAWAII BEING   NOTORIOUS NOT ENFORCING THE LAW.

>> I WOULD SAY PEOPLE GETTING   TICKETS WOULDN'T AGREE WITH THAT STATEMENT.

JUST LAST YEAR, FOR HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT,   WE SHOOT OVER 27,000 SPEEDING CITATIONS,  5,000 OF THOSE WERE EXCESSIVE SPEEDING.

OVER 1600 ARRESTS IMPAIRED DRIVERING.

>> 2700 CITATIONS DISTRACTED DRIVERS.

RED LIGHT CAMERA, 4,000 OFFICERS ON SCENE  AND 40,000 WITH TRAFFIC CAM SYSTEMS.

I MEAN WE'RE OUT THERE.

WE ARE ENFORCING WE HAVE   TAKEN SLIGHTLY I WOULD SAY PIVOT IN  HOW HOW WE DEAL WITH OUR TRAFFIC STOPS.

TRYING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE, WITH THE  WARNINGS, LITTLE MORE COMMUNITY ORIENTED,   TRYING TO EDUCATE AND RATHER THAN JUST SCHOOL  THE PERSON OR GIVE THE PERSON CITATION FOR   NOT WEARING SEAT BELT, INSTEAD LET THEM  KNOW, HEY, DID YOU KNOW THAT OF THE 11   VEHICLE OCCUPANTS LAST YEAR KILLED IN A CAR  CRASH, NONE OF THEM WERE WEARING SEATBELTS.

DID YOU ALSO KNOW THAT AS A PASSENGER,  IF YOU'RE NOT WEARING YOUR SEAT BELT,   IT'S NOT JUST YOU GOING TO AFFECT.

YOU COULD ACTUALLY ROLL OVER CRASH HIGH SPEED,   YOU BECOME A PROJECTILE IN THE VEHICLE AND  YOU CAN HURT EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE VEHICLE.

PROVIDING YOU SHOCKING BUT YET EDUCATIONAL  MOMENTS, MAY STRIKE A CHORD MORE THAN   JUST GIVING PERSON A CITATION.

WE HAVE PIVOTED A LITTLE BIT.

SO MAYBE OUR CITATIONS DROP A LITTLE.

MAYBE OUR CITATIONS DROP.

TAKE MORE COMMUNITY EDUCATION APPROACH.

>>Lauren: YOU WILL TELL THEM THIS WHEN YOUR   OFFICE AT THE WINDOW TALKING TO THE DRIVER?

>> YES.

DRIVERS ARE ACTUALLY REALLY EDUCATED.

>> GIVE THEM THE INFORMATION, THEY LOOK UP   THE STATS.

SERGEANTS ARE EXCELLENT DURING LINE‑UP  FOR TRAFFIC DIVISION SOLO BIKE OFFICERS ALL KNOW   WHAT IS KILLING PEOPLE.

GETTING PEOPLE HURT.

EDUCATE, PROVIDE STATS AND PROVIDE A SAFETY TIP,  SEE PARENTS FACES WHEN YOU EXPLAIN LIKE YOUR   CHILD NOT IN A CAR SEAT, PRESSURES CARGO.

WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO LOSE THAT CHILD?

ANSWER IS NO.

BUT THAT SHAKES THEM TO THE CORE.

ENOUGH WHERE THEY'RE LIKE, LET'S GET A CAR SEAT.

BUCKLE UP.

TRYING TO EDUCATED APPROACH.

>> IF I MAY, PARTNERS IN THE   POLICE DEPARTMENT, DO AMAZING JOB.

CITATIONS ARE NOT THE GOAL.

TOUCHES ARE.

REALLY GOOD JOB OF THAT.

>> EVEN WHEN VIDEO IS SENT IN OF  RECKLESS DRIVER GOING THROUGH AREA.

>> SEND PEOPLE TO THEIR HOUSE TO MAKE SURE  THEY TALK TO THAT PERSON EVEN AFTER THE FACT.

EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THERE'S  RAMIFICATIONS TO THINGS.

OVERALL, WHEN WE START LOOKING AT THINGS WE GET  THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT MORE ENFORCEMENT.

WE CANNOT COUNT ON ENFORCEMENT  BECAUSE WE CANNOT BE EVERYWHERE.

EVERYBODY START COUNTING ON TAKE  THE RESPONSIBILITY TO BE SAFER.

>> WE ALL TALK RESPONSIBILITY  KEEP BEING OUR ROADS SAFE.

HPD CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR  THAT THEY'RE INTO THE JUST GIVING TICKETS.

THEY ARE ALSO HELPING TO EDUCATE AND  LETTING THEM KNOW THAT WHAT IS LAW,   AND WHAT IS EXPECTED AND SO FORTH.

>> COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING.

DRIVING IS A PRIVILEGE.

NOT A RIGHT.

I THINK SOMETIMES, PUBLIC AWARENESS, FORGET THAT.

FOR INSTANCE, BEING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT,   A LOT OF TIMES, THEY'LL DO A TRAFFIC STOP  AND IT JUST MAKES ME CRINGE SOMETIMES WHEN   THEY SAY, WHAT ARE YOU STOPPING ME FOR?

POLICE OFFICER DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING BETTER   TO DO TAN STOP LITTLE OLD ME.

YOU MADE A VIOLATION AN   WE'RE ACTUALLY NOW ACTING ON IT.

ENFORCEMENT IS DEFINITELY OUT THERE.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

SHOULD BE THANKING HPD FOR STOPPING THEM.

POTENTIALLY SAFE THEIR LIFE.

>> AWHAT WE'RE TRYING FOR PUT OUT THERE.

OFFICERS WHY WE WE WANT THEM TO  DO TRAFFIC STOPS HAVING CONTACT.

EVERY TRAFFIC STOP IS POTENTIAL LIFE SAVED.

>> OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE, OPPORTUNITY TO   MAKE A CONNECTION IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE A BAD DRIVING HABIT.

>> THAT IS ULTIMATELY THE GOAL.

>>Lauren: SENTENCES THREE OF YOU ALL  OF YOU JUST KIND ALMOST GAVE ME CHILLS,   HOW WE SHOULD SHIFTING OUR MIND SET.

FACEBOOK COMMENTMENT DOES IT TAKE THE   INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRAFFIC INTO ACCOUNT  BECAUSE IN HAWAII, IT'S LIKE I HAVE SIX   FEET OF MERGING SPACE AND WASHINGTON, I  FEEL LIKE I HAVE HALF A MILE DO YOU THINK   THE ROADS AND WAY OUR ROADS ARE, PLAY A FACTOR?

>> WE ARE ABSOLUTELY SPACE CONSTRAINED IN HAWAII.

OUR RAMPS ARE DEFINITELY SHORTER THAN MOST STATES.

>> WHICH IS WHY OUR SPEEDS ARE   MUCH LOWER THAN MOST STATES.

>> WON'T SEE OVER 60 MILES PER   HOUR IN HAWAII BECAUSE OF LIMITATION IN SPACE.

START LOOKING AT THE INFRASTRUCTURE ITSELF,   WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAXIMIZE THE  USE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE SURE   PEOPLE FOLLOW THE RULES.

THAT'S WHY YOU SEE   250 RAISED PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS.

>> A LOT MORE ROUNDABOUTS COME THROUGH MAKE SURE   IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR SOMEBODY TO BE SPEEDING AND  GOT GET A WAKEUP CALL IN SOME WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.

>> IS A LOT OF OUR LANE SHRINKING FROM THE  13 FEET STANDARD BEFORE DOWN TO 11 FEET.

MAKE SURE THINGS FEEL TIGHTER  START DRIVING THROUGH THOSE AREAS.

INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP EVERYBODY  IN LINE WITH WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.

>>Lauren: GETTING ALMOST LITTLE OVERWHELMED.

SO MANY PEOPLE.

>> YOU CAN TELL THAT THIS SUCH AN IMPORTANT  COMMUNITY ISSUE PBS DID SHOW ABOUT HAWAII.

ONE THING CAME UP LACK OF ALOHA ON THE ROAD.

DO THE PANELISTS HERE TONIGHT SEE THAT TODAY?

DO THE FOUR OF YOU FEEL LIKE THERE'S NO ALOHA?

ARE WE LOSING OUR ALOHA?

NELLIE ASKS.

>> I WOULD SAY LESS THAN PREVIOUS YEARS.

I WOULD JUST ONLY SAY THAT I GREW UP BIG  ISLAND THAT IS LIKE PURE ALOHA OVER THERE.

THEN I MOVED TO THE BIG CITY,  EVERYTHING SEEMED MORE RUSH.

FEW LESS SHAKAS THROWN.

A FEW LESS THANK YOUS LETTING PEOPLE CUT IN.

OVER THE YEARS, HAS DECLINED  I DON'T THINK IT'S GONE.

>> THAT'S OUR JOB ALL TOGETHER TO TRY TO  BRING THAT BACK AND THAT'S THROUGH PART OF   OUR COMMUNITY EDUCATION.

>> I WOULD AGREE.

BEEN ON THE ISLAND FOR 27 YEARS AND I MUST HAVE  BEEN WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED, WHOLE LOT OF ALOHA.

PEOPLE WOULD SEE BROKE DOWN SIDE  OF THE ROAD, WILLING TO HELP YOU.

YOU COULD STOP AND ASK FOR DIRECTIONS.

NOW EVERYTHING IS MUCH FASTER PACE.

AND THIS CONCERN FOR COMMUNITY OUT  THERE OR EVEN JUST CONCERN CITIZEN.

JUST BLOW BY YOU RATHER THAN TO HELP YOU OUT.

>>Lauren: WHAT ABOUT YOU FOR YOU?

>> STILL ALOHA ON THE ROAD.

>> BUT YET THERE ARE MORE CARS ON THE   ROAD AND ALSO, THAT LEADS TO BEING IMPATIENCE.

SO AGAIN, COMES BACK TO OUR OWNERSHIP OF BEING   RESPONSIBLE DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.

>> WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT'S   SHARED RESPONSIBILITY.

>> NEED TO BE A LITTLE PATIENT.

AND EVEN WITH THOSE THAT CUT IN FRONT  OF YOU, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF DEFENSIVE   DRIVING AND BEING MORE AWARE AND JUST KNOWING  TO OURSELVES, WHAT CAN WE DO TO KEEP IT SAFE   VERSUS LOSING OUR COOL OUT THERE.

>>Lauren: MAJOR, ARE YOU SEEING   CERTAIN AGE GROUP THAT IS DISTRACTED  OR DOESN'T HAVE THE ALOHA ON THE ROAD?

SINCE WE HAVE LEILANI HERE.

WORKING WITH OUR TEAMS AND TRYING TO   EDUCATE THEM WHEN IT COMES TO DRIVING.

>> BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

PROBABLY DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB ACTUALLY  HAD KIDS THROWING SHAKA FOR CUTTING IN.

MY DAUGHTER JUST WENT THROUGH  DRIVERS ED.

NOT THAT LONG AGO.

CAME OUT DECENT DRIVERS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LAUGHING RIGHT NOW.

>> GREAT DRIVERS REALLY GAMBIT OF AGE GROUP.

LARGE SPREAD ACROSS.

I WOULDN'T SAY ONE PARTICULAR  AGE WE SEE THAT GOOD OR BAD.

IT'S VERY MIXED.

SO BUT I THINK THE BIG   THING IS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT GET INTO CRASHES  WHAT I NOTICE, THEY'VE BEEN IN OTHER CRASHES.

AND THINK THAT COUNTS FOR A LOT THE  NUMBERS OF THE STATISTICS WE SEE.

THAT'S WHY PART OF ME IS LIKE, I DON'T REALLY  FEEL LIKE WE'RE THAT BAD OF STATE IN DRIVING.

JUST THINK MAYBE WE DO HAVE FEW PEOPLE THAT  COULD USE THE DRIVERS EDUCATION COURSE AND   KUDOS TALKING TO DEFENSIVE DRIVING.

FIND THAT COULD TO BE KEY STATION OUT   OF THE COLLISION ENTIRE DRIVING CAREER.

I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GO THROUGH THE   MOTORCYCLE SAFETY FOUNDATION WHICH WAS YOUNG.

WANTED TO RIDE A MOTORCYCLE TO SCHOOL.

WENT FROM THERE.

>> POLICE ACADEMY   TEACH YOU A LOT ABOUT DEFENSIVE DRIVERING  AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES OPERATIONS COURSE.

AND THAT HAS KEPT ME COLLISION FREE  FOR MY ENTIRE DRIVING CAREER SO FAR.

I TRY TO PREACH THAT TO MY KIDS.

>> DEFENSIVE DRIVING IS HUGE TO MY KIDS SPACE.

CHECKING YOUR SURROUNDINGS, PAY  ATTENTION MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

>> AGE GROUP GOT THE NO ALOHA, NO.

>> ACROSS THE BOARD.

>>Lauren: I REMEMBER MY DRIVERS ED.

TEACHER.

>> SOME OF THE LESSONS REMEMBER HOW THEY TAUGHT   ME HOW TO REVERSE AND PARALLEL PARK.

>> THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

>> CRUCIAL FOR OUR TEENAGERS.

>> DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, MELVIN ASKING HOW MUCH   HAVE THE SPEED BUMPS POPPING ON HIGHWAYS ALL OVER  THE PLACE HELPED WHEN IT COMES TO SAVING LIVES?

>> SIGNIFICANTLY.

LOOK AT THE SPEED REDUCTIONS ON   THE SYSTEM, REDUCES SPEED BY 40 PERCENT IN AREAS.

>> WHERE PEOPLE EXCEEDING THE SPEED LIMITS 40,   50 MILES PER HOUR.

DOWN TO 10 TO 15.

NUMBER OF CRASHES REDUCE BY 60%.

NUMBER OF MAJOR CRASHES RESULTED   IN INJURY, REDUCED BY 75%.

REDUCE FATALITIES BY 95%.

ONLY SAY 95% BECAUSE ONLY ONE  FATALITY IN ANY AREA PUTTING   SPEED HUMP SINCE 2019.

>> ONE IN KALIHI.

WHERE RIGHT TURNER, TOOK THE RIGHT TURN  WITHOUT LOOKING, LOOKING AT THE CROSSWALK,   LOOKING BACKWARDS, TO SEE IF ANY CARS WERE COMING.

>> SPED THROUGH AND HIT A PEDESTRIAN.

UNFORTUNATELY KILLED THAT PERSON, ONLY  ONE IN THE 258 LOCATIONS INSTALLED RAISED   PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS SPEED HUMPS BEEN A FATALITY.

>> ADD TO HIS SPEED HUMP, SO IN FEW YEARS BACK,   PALI HIGHWAY, ED AND I WERE BOTH AT THE SCENE.

PERSON LOST THEIR LIFE BECAUSE TWO PEOPLE   IN THE LANES WERE SLOWING DOWN,  SAYING PEDESTRIAN CROSSING.

SEEING PEDESTRIAN CROSS THIRD LANE WENT AROUND  THROUGH THE CROSSWALK AND KILLED INDIVIDUAL.

>> VERY TRAGIC.

TASK FORCE ONE   OF THE FIRST THANKS THAT ED WAS TALKING ABOUT.

>> WHICH HAVE A SPEEDING PROBLEM IN THE CORRIDOR.

>> DISCUSSING, EXCELLENT TRAFFIC SAFETY PARTNERS.

>> TALKING ABOUT WHAT CAN WE DO?

CAME UP WITH SPEED HUMPS FOR THAT AREA.

AND RECENT CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY BRINGING   UP TRAFFIC SAFETY TALK ONE THINGS THEY ABRUPT.

WHY DO YOU HAVE SO MANY SPEED HUMPS ON   PALI HIGHWAY?

SLOWS ME DOWN.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

SLOWS YOU DOWN.

TOLD THEM THE STORY ABOUT THE ELDERLY  INDIVIDUAL THAT WHAT'S KILLED.

FIRST THING I WAS TALKING TO THEM  HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING LIKE THAT SINCE.

KNOCK ON WOOD.

CRASHES IN AREA DRAMATICALLY DECREASED   WHILE IS IT INCONVENIENCE?

SURE.

>> A LOT BETTER THAN LOSING A LIFE SENSELESSLY  BECAUSE YOU WERE TOO MUCH IN A RUSH.

>> >> WOULDN'T CALL IT INCONVENIENCE.

I WOULD ACTUALLY CALL IT A BENEFIT OF SAFETY.

>> EXACTLY.

>> MCKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL, WE  ARE BENEFICIARY OF SPEED HUMPS.

TWO OF OUR STREETS SURROUNDING OUR SCHOOL HAS  SPEED HUMPS AND PROBABLY FORCED IT UPON US BECAUSE   OF THE FATALITY THAT WE HAD.

YET, WE ARE GRATEFUL.

SO THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>>Lauren: DRIVERS ED.

CLASSES DO  YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND   DO YOU SHOW STUDENTS EITHER CRASH VIDEOS?

I REMEMBER WAY BACK FROM MY DRIVERS ED.,   I REMEMBER SEEING CRASH VIDEOS.

>> CURIOUS IF THAT'S STILL THE   SAME TODAY.

>> YES.

WE COVER, WE SHOW CRASH VIDEOS AND ALSO  BRING IT HOME TO INCIDENT OF THE FATALITY.

OF SARAH YARA PART OF MY LESSONS.

SHE WAS STUDENT OF OURS.

AT MCKINLEY, STUDENT OF MINE AT MCKINLEY.

STUDENT OF MINE IN DRIVERS EDUCATION,   HER TWIN SISTER PHOEBE, GRATEFUL FOR  CHEVY, HER MOM CHEVY, ALL THE EFFORT   SHE WORKED WITH MOTHERS AGAINST DRINK DRIVING.

AWARENESS, NOT LETTING US FORGET WHAT HAPPENED,   CASE STILL ONGOING AND PEOPLE  WILL BRING UP WE NEED TO BRING   CLOSURE BECAUSE WE WANT THE FAMILY TO MOVE ON.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY'LL EVER MOVE ON BUT I   HOPE THAT THEY'LL FIND A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD.

>> DEFINITELY CONTINUOUS EDUCATIONAL PROCESS.

PARTNERSHIP WITH HPD.

AND D.O.E.

WHEN IT COMES TO THE DRINKING  AND DRUG DRIVING CAMPAIGN.

THAT MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING DOES.

SIGN‑WAVING BACK TO THE INTERSECTION WHERE   IT OCCURRED HAVE THOSE CHECKPOINTS.

>> CORRECT.

SOMETHING WE PROMOTE.

>>Lauren: LET'S SEE IF   WE CAN DO SPEED ROUND OF QUESTIONS  BEFORE WE, THEY'RE COMING OUT FAST.

ALL OF OUR VIEWERS TO GET AS  MANY OF THESE QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

>> READ IT OUT WHOEVER IF YOU FEEL IT'S  IN YOUR LANE OF EXPERTISE, PLEASE ANSWER.

DAN WROTE IN, WILL THERE  BE MORE RED LIGHT CAMERAS?

ALSO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FREEWAY RACING.

HOWEVER, HAWAII DRIVERS ARE VERY POLITE.

TAKE CREDIT FOR THAT.

>> TOTALLY AGREE WITH THAT.

GOING TO BE MORE RED LIGHT CAMERAS.

FINISHED UP OUR PILOT FOR THE FIRST INTERSECTION.

>> EXPANDING TEN PER YEAR  AS LONG AS IT'S NECESSARY.

>> DON'T WANT TO RED LIGHT CAMERAS CITATIONS  IF THEY'RE NOT NECESSARY GOING TO DO THEM.

>>Lauren: QUESTION IS DIRECTED TO YOU.

COUPLE OF YEARS AGO PBS HAWAII HAD A KAKOU ON   KEEPING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDERS OFF ROADS.

YOU WERE ON THAT PANEL.

YOU CAN RECALL THE DISCUSSION.

HAVE THERE BEEN ANY IMPROVES SINCE THAT   DISCUSSION AND ANY POSITIVE CHANGE COME FROM IT.

>> COUPLE OF LEGISLATIONS PASSED TO MINIMIZE   THE POTENTIAL FOR THAT.

BEING SAID, NOTHING CAN   REALLY STOP THAT UNTIL THE BEHAVIOR STOPS.

STILL WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT ON BOTH   SIDES.

AND LOOKING AT OUR SYSTEM  TO ENSURE WE CAN MAXIMIZE POTENTIAL   OR MINIMIZE POTENTIAL FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.

BIG PORTION OF IT IS DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM.

>> AGREE WITH YOUR PREFER CALLER SAID IT  SHOULD BE MANDATORY BUT NOT JUST FOR TEENS.

EVERYBODY.

THERE SHOULD   BE SOME REVISITING EDUCATION AS WE GO FORWARD.

>> GET TOO COMFORTABLE, DROVE THESE AREAS FOR   MORE OFTEN, SEE IT IN THE DRIVERS TODAY.

>> GETTING THEM BACK TO BASICS   EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WOULD BE GOOD.

>>Lauren: FOUR OF YOU KNOW, IS THERE, FROM OREGON.

ASKING, ARE THERE PROGRAMS TO  HELP PEOPLE BECOME BETTER DRIVERS?

ARE THERE PROGRAMS BESIDE DRIVERS ED.

FOR TEENS?

>> WE TRY TO DO A LOT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT   BEFORE THE PANDEMIC WE STARTED WITH WORDS.

>> WHICH IS WORDS THAT CAN SAVE YOUR NAME.

RIDER, OCCUPANT, DRIVER SAFETY.

THROUGH JPO PROGRAMS TALKING TO THE   KIDS BUT ALSO TRY TO BRING THAT UP AT DIFFERENT  EVENTS, COFFEE WITH A COP, THINGS LIKE THAT.

ANY TYPE OF EVENT WHERE WE HAVE COMMUNITY  ENGAGEMENT, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO SLIP IN   AS MUCH TRAFFIC SAFETY STUFF AS WE CAN.

TRY TO GET MY OFFICE AS MUCH AS THEY CAN.

ACTUAL PROGRAM BRINGING PEOPLE IN.

NOT RIGHT NOW.

>> GOOD ONE TO INVESTIGATE AND START UP ON.

>>Lauren: YEAH.

VIEWER ASKING, MAJOR, VIEWER ASK,  HOW MANY BEERS IS EQUALS LEGAL LIMIT?

.8% EQUALS HOW MANY BEERS?

>> THAT'S GOING TO VARY.

YOU CAN'T JUST LABEL ONE DRINK EQUALS TO.

BECAUSE EVERY TIME ALCOHOL DRINK HAVE DIFFERENT   PERCENTAGE HOW STRONG THAT IS.

ALCOHOL BY VOLUME.

YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE DIFFERENT  THINGS OF TAKING ANY MEDICATION TODAY.

ANYTHING OVER THE COUNTER,  PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.

HAD ANYTHING TO EAT RECENTLY.

THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT VARIETIES.

YOU GOT TO GET AWAY FROM  THE THOUGHT OF A CAN DRINK   THIS MUCH AND THEN THAT MAKES ME OKAY TO DRIVE.

YOU GOT GET AWAY FROM THAT RATIO THOUGHT PROCESS.

>> GUARANTEE YOU, USE THAT TERM  FOREVER, SOBER YOU WOULD NEVER LET   THE IMPAIRED YOU GET BEHIND A WHEEL EVER.

LEARNED THAT DUI COURT.

EXCELLENT PROGRAM,   TRYING TO REHABILITATE THROUGH THE SYSTEM.

BODY‑WORN CAMERA FOOTAGE, APPALLED WHAT THEY SAW.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I WAS THAT DRUNK.

WAIT UNTIL IT'S TIME WE'RE GOING TO DRINK   TO COME UP WITH A PLAN, IT'S TOO LATE.

KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO GO OUT DRINK,   TAKE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION, KNOW GOING TO TAKE  RECREATIONAL DRUGS, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE,   ANY TYPE OF INTOXICANT OR ANYTHING THAT CAN IMPAIR  YOU, KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO CONSUME SOMETHING,   MAKE THE PLAN AHEAD OF TIME.

NO EXCUSE NOWADAYS.

RIDE SHARES.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

DESIGNATED DRIVERS.

>> BEEN BEATING THE DRUM,   MADD BEEN BEATING THE DRUM.

D.O.T., DRIVERS EDUCATION.

NO EXCUSE.

GET BEHIND THE WHEEL, NO EXCUSE.

>> GET AWAY FROM THAT THOUGHT PROCESS   I CAN DRINK X AMOUNT AND I'M OKAY.

YOU'RE NOT OKAY.

>>Lauren: PAMELA ON MAUI ASKING, PIILANI  HIGHWAY ON MAUI NEEDS A STOP LIGHT AND   OFFICIAL REQUEST WAS MADE BUT WAS TURNED DOWN.

WHAT CAN RESIDENTS DO TO GET A LIGHT THERE?

TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS.

>> WHEN THE PROCESS,   REQUEST COMES THROUGH, WE USUALLY WORK WITH THE  LEGISLATORS IN THOSE AREAS TO MAKE SURE WE START   WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY OUT THERE.

WE CAN FOLLOW UP TO SEE WHERE   THE REQUEST IS COMING FROM.

WE PUT IN ON PIILANI HIGHWAY,   ROUNDABOUT NEXT TO THE HIGH SCHOOLWORKS  WAY BETTER THAN A STOP LIGHT OUT THERE.

IF SHE'S ASKING FOR THAT SAME  LOCATION ROUNDABOUT IS BETTER OPTION.

ASKING FOR DIFFERENT LOCATION, WE'LL FOLLOW  UP WITH THE LEGISLATORS TO SEE HOW IT WORKS.

PROCESS YOU CAN EITHER CALL THE  D.O.T.

OR YOU CAN WORK WITH YOUR   LEGISLATORS AND WE'LL FOLLOW UP EITHER OF THEM.

>>Lauren: ERIC FROM KAILUA ASKING, QUESTION FOR   LEILANI HERE.

DOES THE DRIVERS ED.

TEACHER,  LEILANI HAVE TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE CONVICTED   OF DUI WHO NEED TO TAKE CLASSES TO GET BACK ON  THE ROAD OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT EVEN HAPPENS?

MAYBE SOME OF THE OTHER PANELISTS  CAN CHIME IN WHAT ERIC IS SAYING.

>> NOT FOR OUR TEENS.

WE DON'T HAVE.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE QUESTION IS ASKING.

I THIHK ASKING POTENTIALLY,   TEENAGERS HAVE A DUI AND HAVE TO TAKE THE COURSE.

SOUNDS LIKE YOUR COURSE IS MORE FIRST NEW DRIVERS.

>> YES.

I WOULD HAVE TO THROW THAT TO.

>>Lauren: GOT IT.

WE'LL MOVE ON.

SO MANY QUESTIONS.

I LIVE IN A TOURIST TOWN.

QUESTION FROM STEVE.

IS THERE A BREAKDOWN BETWEEN LOCALS  AND TOURISTS DEATHS AND ACCIDENTS?

DO YOU TRACK THAT?

>> WE DON'T TRACK IT PER SE.

BUT WE BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY LOOK INTO  EVERY SINGLE CRITICAL AND FATAL COLLISION,   EVEN JUST REGULAR COLLISIONS FROM  EITHER WHEN I WAS COMMANDER IN WAIKIKI,   THERE'S REALLY NOT A LARGE NUMBER OF TOURISTS  THAT ARE KILLED ON OUR ROADWAYS EVERY YEAR.

WE DID HAVE COUPLE OF RECENT TRAGIC  INCIDENTS OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS.

IF THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT I DON'T KNOW IF  THEY'RE TRYING TO ASK ABOUT ARE WE TRACKING   HOW MANY PEOPLE VISITORS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN  THE CRASHES OR BREAK DOWN BETWEEN LOCALS AND   VISITORS WE DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC NUMBERS.

BUT I WOULD SAY VERY SMALL, VERY SMALL.

GET A LOT OF FENDER BENDERS.

BUT AS FAR AS CRITICAL AND FATAL COLLISIONS, NO.

>>Lauren: WE HAVE TWO QUESTIONS  RELATED TO THE SIZE OF VEHICLES.

BOTH ON YOUTUBE.

SOMEONE COMMENTING.

HOW DOES THE SIZE AND ABUNDANCE OF OVERSIZE  VEHICLES WHETHER IT BE LIFTED TRUCKS OR BIG   SUVs CONTRIBUTE TO PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS?

OTHER PERSON IS ASKING, SHOULD THERE BE   REGULATIONS ON THE SIZE OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD?

>> CURIOUS WHAT YOU ALL THINK ABOUT THAT ONE.

LARGE VEHICLE, WORST IMPACT GOING TO BE.

WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE DESIGNS   NOWADAYS, IN THE PAST, USED TO BE LOWER.

LOWER PROFILE.

PEDESTRIAN IS HIT, IN GENERAL,  HIT IN THE LOWER EXTREMITIES.

PEOPLE CAN SURVIVE THOSE.

LOOK AT THE VEHICLES  NOW, BUILT FOR SURVIVABILITY INSIDE OF IT.

NOT FOR THOSE HIT OUTSIDE.

LARGER VEHICLES HIGHER,   HIT YOU HIGHER IN YOUR BODY.

SO SURVIVABILITY LOWER BECAUSE   THE MASS IS HIGHER AND NOW, SPEEDS ARE HIGHER.

SO SPEEDS ARE HIGHER, AGREE ON THE VEHICLES   CONTRIBUTING TO THE CRASHES.

THAT BEING SAID, WHEN YOU DRIVE   A LARGER VEHICLE, YOU SHOULD BE COGNIZANT OF  THE FACT THAT'S MORE DEADLY THAN SMALLER ONES.

>>Lauren: DOES MADD TAKE A STANCE  WHEN COMES TO SIZE OF VEHICLES?

MORE PURELY ADVOCATING FOR  NOT DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE?

>> FOCUS MORE ON ACTUAL VICTIM WHEN IT COMES  TO IT AND DRUNK OR DRUGGED IMPAIRED DRIVING.

NOT SO MUCH SIZE OF THE VEHICLE.

>>Lauren: IN THAT CASE, IF YOU'RE DRIVING   IMPAIRED, DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SIZE VEHICLE.

>> EXACTLY.

BECAUSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT  WEAPONIZED VEHICLE IN THAT SENSE.

>>Lauren: WE HAVE A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS  PROBABLY MAJOR JAMES SLAYTOR IS GOING TO   CHIME IN ON SPECIFIC TRAFFIC QUESTIONS.

SHOULD YOU LET IN A DRIVER WHO CLEARLY   JUST WENT INTO THE FRONT OF A TRAFFIC  BACK UP AND TURNED ON THEIR BLINKER?

IT SEEMS THAT WOULD ONLY SEND MESSAGE THEY CAN  EASILY JUST GO TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE RATHER   THAN WAIT IN LINE.

>> RIGHT.

SO ALL OF US AS DRIVERS, WE  SHOULD KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING   AND WHAT EXIT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE AHEAD OF TIME.

PLAN AHEAD AND THAT'S PART OF THE COURTEOUS PART,   GOING BACK TO THAT ALOHA THING RATHER THAN  WAIT FOR THE VERY LAST SECOND AND THEN PUT   YOUR BLINKER ON AN TRY TO CUT IN.

A LOT OF OTHER ISSUES ARE   DISREGARDING THE TRAFFIC LANE MARKINGS.

SO ACTUALLY PULLED PEOPLE OVER AND TRIED   TO EDUCATE THEM AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT  THE SOLID LINE DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO CROSS OVER.

WHICH SIDE IS DOTTED WHAT THE YELLOW MEANS,  DOUBLE YELLOW MEANS, DOTTED YELLOW MEANS,   INTERESTING EDUCATION MOMENT FOR THEM.

BUT DOTTED, YEAH, FOR THE CUTTING IN AND   SIGNALING AND STUFF, THAT COMES BACK TO COMMON  COURTESY AND PLANNING AHEAD ON YOUR TRAVEL.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE  SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT'S NOT INTENTIONAL.

THEY DID FORGET OR THEY DID LOSE THEIR WAY.

OR WE'VE HAD TOURISTS THAT JUST WEREN'T SURE   WHERE THEY WERE GOING.

SIGNAL AND LET THEM IN.

SHAKA.

LEAVE A LITTLE SPACE FOR EACH OTHER.

>>Lauren: ALOHA ON THE ROAD WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.

LUKE IS ASKING, DO YOU THINK CHILDREN SHOULD TELL   THE DRIVER TO NOT USE THEIR PHONE?

I'M CURIOUS.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT MAYBE YOU ENCOURAGE  THE TEENAGERS TO REMIND THEIR PARENTS WHEN   THEY ARE DRIVING?

>> YES.

WE TALK ABOUT IT IN CLASS.

AND WHATEVER WHAT WE ENCOURAGE IS NOT   THAT THEY JUST CONSUME INFORMATION, BUT YET THEY  SHARE IT.

AND ESPECIALLY WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND   SOMETIMES WE HAVE TEENS THAT WILL SAY, MY MOM IS  ON THE PHONE IN THE CAR.

SO THEY TATTLE A LITTLE.

SO WE JUST TELL THEM, YOU HAVE  TO BE ADVOCATE FOR SAFETY.

AND LET MOM KNOW, HEY, LET'S PUT THAT AWAY.

BECAUSE IN ACTUALITY PARENT IS GREATEST   INFLUENCE FOR OUR TEENS.

>>Lauren: SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S   A RESOUNDING YES FROM EVERYONE.

>> HAPPY THEY'RE ADVOCATING   ON THEIR OWN BEHALF AS WELL.

BECAUSE THAT PARENT IS PUTTING THAT KID AT RISK.

>>Lauren: SPEAK OF PHONES, USING A  PHONE ALLOWED DRIVING IF USING MAPS?

CAN GET A TICKET FOR THIS?

NOT MUCH DIFFERENT   FROM USING THE CAR'S GPS.

>> IT ISN'T MUCH DIFFERENT.

IN THE FACT THAT YOU'RE  STILL MANIPULATING SOMETHING.

BUT PART OF OUR MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE LAW DOES  NOT ALLOW TO YOU MANIPULATE THE DEVICE AT ALL.

YOU HAVE ONE IN YOUR HANDS, TOUCHING  A DEVICE STILL GOING TO BE A CITATION   REGARDLESS OF USING MAPS OR MAKING A PHONE CALL.

>>Lauren: COUPLE MORE TRAFFIC LAW QUESTIONS.

GEORGIA ASKING, HE SAYS, HE WITNESSES  THREE OR FOUR ILLEGAL U‑TURNS EVERY DAY.

HOW DOES THIS AFFECT SAFETY AND OUR RANKING?

>> NOT SURE WHERE IT WOULD AFFECT ON   THE RAVAGING FOR OUR SAFETY.

RANKING FOR OUR SAFETY ILLEGAL   U‑TURNS SIGNS PUT THERE FIRE REASON.

SPEED LIMIT SIGNS IT'S NOT JUST NUMBERS   SIGNS THEY PULL OUT OF HAT.

ENGINEERS TRAFFIC STUDY.

ROAD VISIBILITY THOUGHT AND  EFFORT KEEPING ROADWAY SAFE.

SIGN DON'T MAKE A U‑TURN, REASON FOR IT.

SAVING YOURSELF FROM A CRASH OR   HURTING SOMEBODY ELSE.

>> IN HAWAII, DISTANCE,   VERY SMALL COMPARED TO ANYPLACE ELSE YOU GO.

TAKING THAT ILLEGAL U‑TURN OR GOING ANOTHER   HALF MILE TO TAKE IT IN THE RIGHT PLACE DOESN'T  AFFECT YOU ON THE TIME PERSPECTIVE THAT MUCH.

IMPACTS SAFETY SIGNIFICANTLY.

>>Lauren: GOING TO SAY, ONE THAT COMES   TO MIND, U‑TURNS BY SAM'S CLUB IN WAIPAHU.

YOU HAVE TO THOSE BIG CONCRETE PILLARS.

YOU CAN'T REALLY VISIBILITY TO ONCOMING DRIVERS  IS NOT TOO GOOD IN PLACES WHERE IT SAYS DON'T   MAKE A U‑TURN.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>>Lauren: HENRY ASKING, FOR MAJOR JAMES SLAYTOR,  LOTS OF PEOPLE DRIVING WITH PETS IN THEIR   LAPS BETWEEN THEM AND THE WHEEL.

WHY ISN'T THIS CRACKED DOWN ON?

PET OWNER PUTTING LOVED ONE,  FURRY FRIEND AT RISK AS WELL.

ONE CRASH AND AGAIN, JUST GOES BACK TO NOT BEING  SEAT BELTED IN, THAT THAT PET OF YOURS COULD   BECOME A PROJECTILE, GET INTO A ROLLOVER CRASH.

EJECTED OUT OF THE VEHICLE.

DISTRACTION AND SERIOUS ISSUE.

WE OFFICERS WARN FOR THAT ALL THE TIME.

WATCHED BODY‑WORN CAMERA JUST TO DOUBLE  CHECK AND SEE HOW MY OFFICER ARE DOING.

WATCH IT.

THEY WARN A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THAT.

ONE OF THOSE GOT TO THINK ABOUT NOT JUST YOUR FACT  THAT YOU WANT YOUR DOG WITH YOU, THEN YOU SHOULD   PROBABLY BUCKLE THE DOG IN KEEP THEM SAFE.

BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE MUCH   LONGER IF YOU GET INTO A CRASH.

>>Lauren: SAME THING BACK TO THE   CAR SEAT COMMENT THAT YOU HAD.

TRYING TO EDUCATE PARENTS.

>> HAVE EVERYBODY BUCKLED IN.

>>Lauren: DOES MUSIC SOWN HAVE A EFFECT ON   PEOPLE DRIVE AND CONSIDERED IMPAIRED DRIVING?

>> NOT IMPAIRED BUT HELP DISTRACT YOU.

PART OF THAT WHOLE COGNITIVE, PARTS OF YOUR ‑‑  GOING TO DISRUPT YOUR BRAIN WAVES A BIT IF   IT'S TOO LOUD AND GOING TO IMPACT OTHER.

>> FIRST RESPONDERS TRYING TO GET THROUGH.

CAN'T HEAR THE SIRENS.

ELIMINATE SOME OF YOUR SENSES.

NOT IMPAIRMENT, DEFINITELY  SAY DISTRACTION FOR SURE.

>>Lauren: WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT CARS PARKING  ON THE CORNERS AND BLOCKING VISIBILITY?

I LIVE IN WAIPAHU, ALMOST EVERY  CORNER HAS CARS PARKED ILLEGALLY.

>> GIVE US A CALL.

OUR COMMUNITY POLICING   TEAMS ARE EXCELLENT AT PROBLEMSOLVING.

SO WHILE MAYBE YOU DON'T WANT IT TIE   UP THE 911 SYSTEM BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO  TIE IT UP NONEMERGENCY, BUT YOU CAN EASILY   CALL THE NEAREST SUBSTATION POLICE STATION.

HONOLULU PD.ORG INFORMATION AND RESOURCES.

GO IN THERE FIND FIND CONTACT US, PICK THE  DISTRICT YOU LIVE IN, REACH OUT COMMANDER   FIELD THAT INFORMING TO POLICE TEAMING TEAM.

SENDING IN COMMENTS, THINGS THAT COULD BE FIXED.

APPRECIATE NOT TYING UP 911 SYSTEM FOR THAT.

WANT TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT IF YOU SEE IT.

PROBLEM IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

REACH OUT.

WAIPAHU DISTRICT 3 PEARL CITY STATION  COMMUNITY POLICING SERGEANT IS EXCELLENT.

OUT THERE WITH HIS TEAM AND FIX.

>>Lauren: MAJOR LEGISLATES KNOWS HIM PERSONALLY.

CAN WE MAKE GOOD USE OF THE MESSAGE BOARDS  ON THE FRIDAYS ESPECIALLY INCIDENTS HAPPEN?

WE ALREADY DO THAT.

BUT IF YOU CAN COMMENT ON THIS.

PERSON SAYING I HAVE BEEN IN SEVERE  CONGESTION FRIDAYS, NO USEFUL INFORMATION   ON THE BOARD AS I PASSED IT.

CAN HPD COORDINATE WITH   HPD TO PLACE TIMELY MESSAGES?

MESSAGE BOARD RECENTLY HACKED.

IS THE SYSTEM SECURED?

>> IT'S SECURE.

FOR THAT ONE EMPLOYEE.

WENT UP THERE AND CHANGED THE MESSAGE.

OR I'M SORRY, PREVIOUS EMPLOYEE KNEW  THE SYSTEMS, HOW TO GET INTO THAT.

TAKEN CARE OF MESSAGE BOARDS, ANY TIME CRASHES,  WE WANT TO REDIRECT TRAFFIC PUT MESSAGE UP THERE.

CRASH OCCURS PASSING THAT AREA, THAT  MESSAGE MAY NOT BE UP AT THAT TIME.

WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT EVERYBODY BEFORE YOU START  DRIVING, TURN ON YOUR FAVORITE WAYFINDING APP.

GOOGLE OR WAYS OR WHATEVER MAY  BE REAL TIME INFORMATION QUICKLY.

OF COURSE, TALKED ABOUT, DON'T  TOUCH WITH YOUR HANDS ONCE YOU   START DRIVING, GET AT THAT, GET INFORMATION.

GET AT THAT INFORMATION UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>>Lauren: THIS QUESTION IS FOR THE  MAJOR, MICHAEL FROM THE BIG ISLAND,  DO YOU HAVE STATS WHETHER THEY WERE  BREAKING LAW WHEN THEY WERE HIT?

>> ALARMING TREND.

THIS YEAR, WE NOTICED   2024 HAD UPTICK IN PEDESTRIAN DEATHS.

AND ACTUALLY BROUGHT SOME NUMBERS FOR YOU.

MAJORITY OF THE PEDESTRIANS, OUT OF THAT 19, 13  OF THEM WERE EITHER NOT IN A MARKED CROSSWALK   OR CROSSINGED AGAINST A RED PALM.

WE DO HAVE HIGHER NUMBER THAN WE   WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

ONE IS TOO MANY.

SAD PART IS 13 OF THOSE PEOPLE, THEY DIED  JUST BY NOT FOLLOWING PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC LAWS.

SO CROSSING AGAINSTED RED PALM IS ONE OF THE  BIGGEST ARGUMENTS WE GET INTO WITH PEDESTRIANS.

SO ONCE THAT RED HAND START FLASHING.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN WHEN YOU SEE THAT TIMER, DOESN'T   MEAN I HAVE X AMOUNT OF TIME TO GET ACROSS.

ONCE THAT HAND START FLASHING THERE'S A TIMER.

YOU'RE NO LONGER ALLOWED BY LAW TO ENTER INTO THAT  CROSSWALK.

IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY IN THE CROSSWALK,   YOU CAN'T ENTER IT, TIMER LETTING YOU KNOW HOW  MUCH LONGER YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE CROSSWALK.

OTHER PROBLEMS IS THAT ACTUALLY  IMPACTS TRAFFIC GREATLY.

A LOT OF VEHICLES WAITING TO MAKE THE  RIGHT‑HAND TURN, NOBODY ELSE IS GOING   TO COME INTO THAT INTERSECTION OR  CROSSWALK ALREADY STARTED FLASHING.

LOOK LEFT TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY VEHICLES  COMING.

THEY TURN RIGHT AND EITHER THE A   PILLAR OR B PILLAR COVERS PEDESTRIAN  AND END UP GETTING INTO A COLLISION.

OTHER PART IS PEOPLE RUSH IN THE LAST SECOND.

ELIMINATES THAT DRIVER'S OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE   THE RIGHT TURN AND THAT STARTS CREATING A  DOMINO EFFECT FOR ALL THE OTHER TRAFFIC.

WE HAVE BEEN KEEPING STATS AND SADLY, ON  OAHU, ALONE, BEEN SEEING ALARMING TREND.

PEDESTRIAN DEATHS AND NOT FOLLOWING LAWS.

>>Lauren: PEDESTRIANS HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY,   PEDESTRIANS NEED TO LOOK OUT FOR THEMSELVES.

>> 100%.

>>Lauren: BEN IS ASKING FOR LEILANI HOW MANY  STUDENTS FAIL THE DRIVER EDUCATION CLASS?

>> I'M NOT SURE, I KNOW FOR MCKINLEY, IF ANYTHING,  STUDENT WOULD DROP OUT MOST OF THEM, PASS.

I WOULD SAY.

MAYBE ONE OR TWO MIGHT FAIL.

BUT THEY CAN ALWAYS COME BACK.

AND RETAKE DRIVER EDUCATION.

SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING WHERE  YOU FAIL AND THAT'S IT.

ALL OF OUR EDUCATORS FOR, AND CAN I SPEAK ON  BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, ARE   INSTRUCTORS, WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH THE STUDENTS  AND OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE SAFER DRIVES, INDEPENDENT   DRIVERS AND HELP THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS.

NOT MANY FAIL.

>>Lauren: THIS QUESTION IS FOR YOU, DOES MADD HAVE ANY OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR THE   SCHOOLS BOTH AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LEVELS  TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT SAFE DRIVING AND THE   DANGERS OF DRIVING DRUNK?

>> ACTUALLY.

YES, THEY DO.

DOING PROGRAMS HERE   LOCALLY IN HAWAII WHERE WE'RE IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS  TO TEACH THEM ABOUT DRUGS AND IMPAIRED DRIVING.

SO IT'S UP AND COMING.

EVERY DAY, WORKING WITH   OUR COUNTERPARTS, AS WELL AS D.O.E., IN THOSE  SCHOOLS, AND PROMOTING THE MESSAGE OF MADD.

>>Lauren: WE HAVE JUST A FEW MINUTES LEFT.

WITH THAT, WHAT IS MADD'S MESSAGE?

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TELL OUR VIEWERS WHO  MAY BE THEY ARE OUT TONIGHT AND THINK THEY   CAN HAVE ONE DRINK AND GET BEHIND THE WHEEL.

>> I'LL GO BACK TO WHAT MAJOR SAID EARLIER.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO DRINK,  MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A PLAN.

NOT JUST CASUAL PLAN.

I'LL CALL IT AN EFFECTIVE  PLAN, ONE IN WHICH YOU KNOW YOU PICK UP THE PHONE,   EITHER GOING TO CALL RIDE SHARE, GOING TO  CALL A FRIEND WOULD HASN'T BEEN DRINKING TO   COME PICK YOU UP, OR STAY WHERE YOU ARE OVERNIGHT  HOTEL OR WHAT HAVE YOU UNTIL YOU GET BACK SAFE.

PLAN MOST EFFECTIVE PART, MAKE SURE  LIVES ARE SAVED WHILE YOU'RE OUT THERE.

DON'T BE AFRAID TO CALL A TAXI.

MUCH RATHER YOU  CALL A TAXI AND GET HOME SAFELY AS PART OF PLAN.

I PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE YOU SHOULD TEXT SOMEONE  TO LET THEM KNOW YOU MADE IT HOME SAFELY RATHER   THAN HAVE THEM WORRY ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

THAT'S THE PROBABLY BIGGEST THING WE CAN DO WHEN   IT COMES TO STOPPING DRUG AND DRUNK DRIVING.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE STILL HAVE TO HELP   THOSE VICTIMS UNFORTUNATELY THAT  HAVE LOT OF LOST LOVED ONES COMES   TO DRUNK DRIVING, SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.

DRIVING WE SHOULD BE REJOICING IN EDUCATION,   PROMOTING DRIVERS YOUNG AND DRIVERS  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ENSURE   THEY PASS IT ON SO WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE  OUR LEGACY CHECKPOINTS AND SIGN‑WAVING.

MESSAGE IS GET HOME SAFELY DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE.

>>Lauren: ULTIMATELY GREAT IF THE NUMBERS WERE 0.

RIGHT?

>> 100%.

>>Lauren: WHAT IS YOUR  MESSAGE WITH TWO MINUTES LEFT?

>> I THINK GOT TO BE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.

IT CAN'T, WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER,   CAN'T JUST ALL RELY ON ENFORCEMENT AND TICKETS.

ALL HAS TO BE A SHARED PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY   THAT WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF  A VEHICLE, YOU'RE GOING TO GET ON A MOTOR CYCLE,   GET ON eBIKE, ON A BICYCLE.

GO OUT FOR A WALK.

WHATEVER TYPE OF COMMUTING YOU PLAN TO DO, YOU'RE  GOING IT TAKE WHATEVER SAFETY PRECAUTION ARE   NECESSARY DEFENSIVE ABOUT IT.

SLOW DOWN FOR ONE ANOTHER.

LOOK OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER.

SHARE  RIDE WHAT.

BRING BACK ALOHA SPIRIT.

PROTECT YOURSELF AND EVERYONE ELSE AROUND  YOU THE NO JUST DOING YOURSELF FAMILY.

FAMILY, FRIENDS, COMMUNITY COWORKERS.

GOT TO BE A  COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AND EVERYBODY HAS TO TAKE A   PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE THAT DIFFERENCE.

>>Lauren: WHAT DOES THE D.O.T.

WANT TO TELL   PEOPLE ABOUT ENCOURAGING THEM TO BRING  BACK THE ALOHA SPIRIT ON THE ROAD.

>> KILLING 100 PEOPLE A YEAR.

FRIEND, FAMILY, LOVED ONES, STOP DOING THAT.

ELIMINATE SPEEDING, DRUNK DRIVING,  DISTRACTION IMMEDIATELY, 90% OF THOSE GO HOME.

RIGHT NOW, DRIVING IS THE MOST DINING  DANGEROUS THING NORMAL PERSON IN HAWAII   CAN DO.

TURN THOSE AROUND, ELIMINATE IMMEDIATELY.

>>Lauren: FOR YOU, WHAT DO YOU TELL YOUR STUDENTS   THAT YOU THINK EVEN THOSE OF US OLDER THAN 18,  IN YOUR CLASSES, WE CAN ALL TAKE AWAY FROM THAT?

>> DRIVER EDUCATION IS VALUABLE TO TEENS  AND EVEN THOSE THAT LEAVE OUR PROGRAM.

WE TRY TO PROMOTE THE SKILLS AND WE TELL THEM THAT  THESE SKILLS LAST THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFETIME.

OUR GOAL IS NOT JUST TEACH THEM SKILL  AND STRATEGIES TO MAKE THEM SAFE AND   INDEPENDENT DRIVERS AND ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO  ENROLL TEENS PROGRAM AND PARTNER IN DRIVING.

>>Lauren: PARTNERS AND LEARNING FROM THE TEENS.

TEENS ARE THE ONES THAT IN THE CLASS NOW AND   MAYBE FOR SOME OF US, IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

>> ROUNDABOUTS AND SPEED HUMPS, TEACH   THEM HOW TO GO ABOUT IT, NAVIGATE THROUGH  IT AND WE TELL THEM TO ADVOCATE, TEACH.

>>Lauren: THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL  OF YOU FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT.

SO MANY ORANGE PIECE OF PAPER.

VERY IMPORTANT COMMUNITY TOPIC.

THANK YOU ALL TO ALL OF OUR GUESTS.

GUESTS, MAJOR JAMES SLAYTER OF  THE HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT & MADD ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER  ANTONIO WILLIAMS.

AND ED SNIFFEN, DIRECTOR OF  THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DRIVER’S  EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR LEILANI OKUDA.

NEXT WEEK ON INSIGHTS, A STUDY OUT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF  HAWAII AT MANOA’S CENTER ON AGING, SHOWS THAT  METHAMPHETAMINE POISONING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF FATAL  OVERDOSES AMONGST OLDER HAWAII  RESIDENTS.

WE’LL EXAMINE THE DISTURBING  TREND.

PLEASE JOIN US THEN.

I’M LAUREN DAY FOR INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI`I.