Deer Collision Season in Hawaii

Q: What are the odds of hitting a deer in Hawaii?

1 in 852, according to State Farm’s 2025-2026 analysis of animal collision claims, which ranks Hawaii 51st of 51 (the 50 states and the District of Columbia) and places it in the low likelihood category. The national figure is 1 in 145. That is a higher likelihood than 1 in 907 in the 2024-2025 edition.

Q: How many fatal animal crashes happen in Hawaii?

NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System records no fatal crash in Hawaii from 2015 to 2024 whose first harmful event was hitting a live animal. State Farm still ranks the state for collision claims, most of which damage a car without injuring anyone.

Q: When are deer collisions most common in Hawaii?

Nationally, State Farm names November, October and December as the peak months for large animal collisions. FARS records no fatal animal crashes in Hawaii from 2015 to 2024.

1 in 852 odds of an animal collision claim, 51st of 51 in State Farm’s 2025-2026 ranking. Hawaii has no native deer. Axis deer, introduced in the 1800s, now live on Maui, Molokai and Lanai, and FARS records no fatal animal crashes in the state from 2015 to 2024.

Odds of a claim

1 in 852

State Farm rank

51 of 51

Likelihood category

Low

The odds

Odds of hitting a deer in Hawaii

1 in 852, from State Farm’s analysis of industry animal collision claims between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026. That ranks Hawaii 51st of 51 (the 50 states and the District of Columbia), in the low likelihood category, against a national figure of 1 in 145. That is a higher likelihood than 1 in 907 in the 2024-2025 edition.

Source: State Farm, How likely are you to have an animal collision? (2025-2026). Compiled 2026-09-21.

When in the year

Fatal animal crashes in Hawaii by month

FARS records no fatal animal crashes in Hawaii from 2015 to 2024. FARS counts crashes with any animal; the insurance claim season, October to December, is shaded.

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), first harmful event Live Animal, 2015 to 2024. Compiled 2026-09-21.

The clock change

Sunset in Honolulu when the clocks fall back

Hawaii stays on standard time all year, so sunset in Honolulu slides earlier through the autumn a minute or two at a time, with no one day jump.

A white-tailed doe half hidden among young spruce and bare trunks in snowy woods, looking straight out — A white-tailed deer watching from the tree line along a road in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Photo by Courtney Celley, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “White-tailed deer (54250118546)”, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region, Public domain

Clock change: Uniform Time Act, 15 U.S.C. 260a, and 49 CFR part 71. Sunset calculated for Honolulu and checked against the U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department.

In their words

What state agencies tell drivers

“If you cannot avoid hitting a deer with your vehicle, brake firmly and stay in your lane. Avoid sudden swerving, which can result in a loss of control and a more serious crash.”

Wisconsin Department of Transportation, quoted exactly.

“If a deer runs in front of you, do not swerve. Brake firmly and stay in your lane.”

Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security / Tennessee Highway Patrol, quoted exactly.

“Don’t swerve to avoid hitting a deer. Swerving can cause motorists to lose control and travel off the road or into oncoming traffic.”

Missouri Department of Transportation, quoted exactly.

Questions people ask about deer collisions in Hawaii

What are the odds of hitting a deer in Hawaii?

How many fatal animal crashes happen in Hawaii?

When are deer collisions most common in Hawaii?

How much earlier does it get dark after the clock change in Hawaii?

Which large animals share the road in Hawaii?

Fatal animal crash counts compiled 2026-09-21 from the NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). State Farm odds, agency counts and quotes compiled 2026-09-21 from the pages linked above, quoted exactly.

Deer rut timingWhen the rut runs in each state that publishes its timing.Deer season in HawaiiThe hunting season dates, which overlap the collision peak and keep deer moving.Daylight in HawaiiSunrise and sunset in Honolulu through the year, and the clock change.Deer collision season, every stateOdds, fatal animal crashes by month and hour, and the national picture.