Flock & ALPR Cameras in Hawaii County, Hawaii
Volunteers have reported 11 automated license plate readers across Hawaii County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Hawaii County in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 15, 19:43 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
How Hawaii County compares nationally
Hawaii County ranks #2,121 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 203,684 residents and 5,419 miles of county roads — 0.1964 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Hawaii County
Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, stamp it with time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s routinely shared across agencies — here’s where that data goes. Counts reflect cameras volunteers have mapped inside Hawaii County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Hawaii
- Hawaii’s largest labor union raises privacy concerns over state’s use of flock cameras
- Hawaii ALPR expansion sparks privacy push by counties
- DLE plans new license plate recognition cameras amid privacy concerns
- Hawaii island to get license plate reader cameras
What you can do in Hawaii
County commissions and sheriff’s offices sign these contracts — and answer to residents. Ask how long plate data is kept and who it’s shared with: file a public records request, speak at a public meeting, and see the playbook on Take Action. Organizing locally? Join or start a chapter.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras nearby in Hawaii
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.