If you plan to log on to the Honolulu Police Department's website tomorrow to see who's been arrested for drunk driving, you'll be disappointed.
HPD announced today it's pulling the plug on its online DUI wall of shame.
An HPD spokesperson won't say why they're suspending the pilot project two months early.
But sources say it may have something to do with the Facebook fan page that recently popped up.
"Booooooooo!"
"The fun is over."
"Bummer there goes the cheapest entertainment I've had in awhile. I looked forward to Wednesdays."
Those are just some of the comments written on the DUI Wednesdays Facebook fan page.
Every Wednesday since November, the curious have flooded HPD's website.to see who's been busted for drunk driving over the past week.
But Tuesday morning, HPD released this statement: "The Honolulu Police Department is reviewing its pilot project that posts the photos of persons arrested for impaired driving on the department's website. During this period, the HPD will not be posting arrest photos."
"They didn't give us a reason. They did alert of us of the fact that they were going to take down the website temporarily as they reviewed the effectiveness of it," said Jennifer Dotson, MADD Hawaii Executive Director.
The DUI Wednesdays Facebook fan page was created several weeks ago, and already has more than 10,000 fans.
The fan page -- which features screen captures of HPD's website -- is not affiliated with HPD or MADD.
One fan wrote: "Ironically this very Facebook page might be one of the reasons why HPD is suspending the pilot program earlier than expected. It was originally intended for the names and photos of the offenders to be posted for a 24 hour period, not to be immortalized for all time online."
The creators of the fan page said in a statement Tuesday afternoon: "We feel in this short period of time the program had brought awareness that not only is drinking and driving a bad idea but it's amazing how many people have complete disregard for our DUI laws. We feel that, as a short-term program, it was nothing but a wake up call. possibly with a long-term program it would serve more of a deterrent due to public humiliation."
While the official word from HPD is is that the project will go through a review process, sources say the DUI web page probably won't return.
