Flock & ALPR Cameras in Hilo, Hawaii
Volunteers have reported 2 automated license plate readers in and around Hilo — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Hilo in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 12:06 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Hilo
The readers mapped around Hilo break down as 2 Flock Safety. Every report here dates to Apr 2026.
- Pauahi Street — 1 reader
- East Makaʻala Street — 1 reader
Hilo in the Hawaii County picture
Hawaii County has 4 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #2,121 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 203,684 residents and 5,419 road miles. By road density that is 0.00 cameras per road mile, in the top 94.6% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 1 traffic, 1 parking.
What’s watching Hilo
These aren’t red-light cameras. Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, log the time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s often shared far beyond Hilo — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Hilo (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Hilo
Ask who approved these cameras, how long plate data is kept, and who it’s shared with. File a public records request, raise it at a council meeting, and see the full playbook on Take Action. Fighting this locally? Join or start a chapter and we’ll amplify you.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras near Hilo
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).