Flock & ALPR cameras in Hawaii
Public map data records 52 ALPR cameras inside Hawaii's borders as of 3 September 2026, run by 4 different operators. The densest cluster is Honolulu, at 30 mapped cameras. See every camera, which way it faces and its approximate capture zone — free, no account.
Hawaii is thinly mapped so far: 52 ALPR cameras inside the state line, 9 of them with no operator recorded at all; Maui County Sheriff's Office is the largest named operator with 34 cameras. Treat every figure here as a floor: cameras appear on the map as people map them, and sparsely populated states are mapped last. The count is still measured inside the state boundary, so it is directly comparable with every other state on this site.
Open the live camera mapWhich Hawaii cities have Flock cameras?
Mapped ALPR cameras around Hawaii's largest cities, as of 3 September 2026.
Honolulu
30 cameras
Hilo
5 cameras
Kailua
5 cameras
Each metro count is a box drawn around the city centre, which is why two nearby cities can share cameras and why these rows don't sum to the state figure. Quote the in-state total at the top of the page for the state as a whole.
The largest ALPR operators in Hawaii
Every operator recorded in Hawaii, by mapped cameras.
Maui County Sheriff's Office
34 cameras
Honolulu County Sheriff's Office
5 cameras
Lowe's
2 cameras
Hawaii County Sheriff's Office
2 cameras
Maui County Sheriff's Office is the largest operator with 34 mapped cameras, followed by Honolulu County Sheriff's Office on 5. Beyond the top of the table the network is as much county sheriffs as city police: of the cameras with a recorded operator type, 0 are police-run and 41 are sheriff-run. 3 of the largest operators are sheriff's offices.
Operator attribution comes from OpenStreetMap tagging where recorded and otherwise from the jurisdiction a camera sits in — a strong signal, not a confirmed record. 41 of the 52 cameras here carry an inferred operator.
It isn't all Flock in Hawaii
Manufacturers recorded on the map, and how many cameras carry a facing direction.
Flock Safety
33 cameras
Motorola Solutions
18 cameras
33 of 51 vendor-recorded cameras in Hawaii are Flock Safety. Motorola Solutions is the main non-Flock vendor with 18. Unrecorded vendor: 1.
The map knows which way 58% of Hawaii's cameras face (30 of 52). Mounts, where recorded: street lamp (1).
Documented ALPR programs in Hawaii
Records-based sources document 1 agency running plate readers in Hawaii, against 4 operators visible on the map. Where the Atlas has a documented program and the map has few cameras, the cameras are likely there and simply not yet mapped.
Honolulu Police Department — Honolulu County
The Honolulu Police Department has used automated license plate readers since 2013.
Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Atlas of Surveillance. Summaries are the Atlas's own wording, trimmed to a complete sentence.
Hawaii ALPR questions
How many Flock cameras are there in Hawaii?
Public map data records 52 ALPR cameras inside Hawaii as of 3 September 2026, counted against the state boundary rather than by metro box. 33 of the vendor-tagged ones are Flock Safety. Treat it as a floor: cameras appear as people map them, and rural areas are thinly covered.
Which cities in Hawaii have Flock cameras?
The largest clusters are around Honolulu (30), Hilo (5), Kailua (5). Smaller HI towns appear on the live map too — these are simply the biggest metro areas.
Who operates ALPR cameras in Hawaii?
The lead operator is Maui County Sheriff's Office at 34 cameras, but it holds 65% of the state; the rest is split among 3 other agencies and businesses.
Are all the plate readers in Hawaii made by Flock?
No. Flock Safety is tagged on 33 of 51 vendor-recorded cameras (65%); Motorola Solutions accounts for 18, and 1 camera has no vendor recorded at all. 'Flock camera' is the common name, but the map covers every ALPR it can find.
Can I avoid Flock cameras when driving in Hawaii?
Yes, within limits. BanditKin routes around cameras whose facing direction is known — 30 of Hawaii's 52 — with a slider for how hard to try, and it tells you honestly when no camera-free route exists. It is off by default and never sends your identity or location.