B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell won't resign over the drunk driving scandal, says the province's finance minister. Campbell will speak to the media about the incident Sunday, two days after his arrest in Hawaii.

"He intends to stay the course and do the job that he was elected to do," Finance Minister Gary Collins told reporters in Vancouver Saturday. Collins said he spoke to the premier earlier in the day.

"This is an issue that has to do with his person. It's a personal issue that has nothing to do with his job as premier. I think there is a big distinction there.

"He knows he's made a very human but a very terrible mistake and he is prepared to be held accountable for that, but it doesn't relate to his work," Collins said.

Campbell was arrested in Maui Friday at 1:23 a.m. and was fingerprinted and photographed before posting bail of $257, police said.

Sgt. Ricky Uedoi of Wailuku police told CTV Vancouver Campbell was "very professional and cooperative" but that he smelled stongly of alcohol.

A tentative court date has been set for March 25. In a written statement issued from his office, Campbell said he would not contest the charges.

The release said Campbell would be available to the media Sunday at 3 p.m. PT (6 p.m. ET), at a location to be determined. He was expected to return to British Columbia Saturday.

In his statement, Campbell said he had made a "serious mistake" and apologized to his family, colleagues and the people of B.C.

But CTV's Ed Watson said the release left many unanswered questions regarding the incident.

"There are all kinds of questions still remaining in this story: Who was in the car with Gordon Campbell, where were they going, what was Campbell's blood alcohol content? The premier's apology doesn't answer those questions, and you can bet that reporters are going to be on those issues when Campbell is scheduled to talk to people Sunday," said Watson.

The national president of the anti-drunk driving group Mothers Against Drunk Driving called on Campbell to step down.

"The premier of a province needs to demonstrate sound judgment, and, through example, a moral authority," said Louise Knox. "We hope he does the right thing (Sunday)and faces up to his mistake.

"He should do the honorable thing and step down," Knox said.

There has been no indication from Campbell himself about whether he will step down.If he does resign over the incident, Campbell would be the fourth B.C. premier to quit amid a scandal since 1990. The province has not seen a premier complete a full term since Bill Bennett held the office from 1975 to 1987.

Experts, however, say there is nothing that would require the Liberal premier to step down.

"Certainly there's nothing in law, no convention that I'm aware of, that requires him to step aside," says Norman Ruff, a political scientist at the University of Victoria. "But in these matters, it's a matter of confidence -- the confidence of the public, the confidence of Premier Campbell's colleagues -- we have to see the response after he's given his explanation of his behavior."

B.C. New Democratic Party Leader Joy MacPhail told The Globe and Mail she found the news of the charge "deeply troubling."

"Like all British Columbians, I expect the Premier will want to take the first opportunity to explain the circumstances of his arrest."

MacPhail said she would not make further comments until she hears from Campbell.

Former provincial Liberal leader Gordon Wilson, who lost the leadership to Mr. Campbell in the mid-1990s, told The Globe the Premier has "some pretty serious accounting" to do.

"Obviously, if he had a few drinks, you would think he would show better judgment than to get behind the wheel of a car," said Wilson. "While he can probably continue as premier, whether he will command the same kind of respect is open to question."

Campbell regularly spends several weeks every holiday season at a condominium on the Hawaiian island of Maui with family and friends.

Drivers in the state face charges of driving under the influence when they are suspected of driving with a blood-alcohol concentration level above .08 per cent.

First offences are deemed petty misdemeanors punishable by a maximum five-day jail term and fines ranging from $150 to $1,000.

Convicted drivers can also be forced to participate in a 14-hour counselling program, complete up to 240 hours of community services or lose their driver's licence for 90 days.

With reports from CTV Vancouver and The Canadian Press