Cameras / HI
License plate readers in Hawaii
85 cameras have been documented in Hawaii. That is the 47th-largest documented total of the 52 states and territories with any readers on record, and under 0.1% of the 143,301 documented nationwide. Lahaina has the most of any city in the state, with 14 — 16% of the total. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 26 readers counted in the state's indexed cities, at 81%. 26 of them stand in the 2 cities listed below. 59 more are outside those city limits — along highways, in smaller towns, and in unincorporated areas.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 27, 2026.
85
cameras documented statewide
47th
most-documented of 52 states and territories
26
in listed cities
59
outside city limits
Who makes them
Manufacturer, where volunteers recorded it, for cameras in the listed cities.
By city
| City | Cameras | Per square mile |
|---|---|---|
| Lahaina | 14 | 1.80 |
| Urban Honolulu | 12 | 0.20 |
Camera locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). City boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Counts reflect volunteer documentation, not an official census; cities appear once ten cameras are documented.
Explore this data further
- Who operates Hawaii’s cameras — police, HOAs, and retailers →
- Every ALPR manufacturer compared nationally →
- Download this data as CSV or GeoJSON →
- How the national count is measured →
- What a Flock camera is and how it works →
- What the cameras look like, and how to spot one →
- What residents can and cannot opt out of →
- How state license plate reader laws compare →
Hawaii ranks 47th of 52 by documented cameras. Montana (87) ranks just above, and Wyoming (72) just below.