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State law‑enforcement director proposes license‑plate readers, SaferWatch app and drones to bolster safety on Hawaiian homelands
Summary
Department of Law Enforcement Director Michael Lambert presented a proposal to pilot license‑plate readers, a SaferWatch community app and drone ‘first responder’ capability on DHHL lands as a force multiplier for sparsely patrolled homestead communities. Commissioners and beneficiaries asked about privacy, coverage and timelines.
Major Michael (Mike) Lambert, director of the State Department of Law Enforcement, presented a technology‑based safety proposal that would pilot license‑plate readers at homestead access points, roll out a SaferWatch neighborhood‑reporting app for beneficiary security watches and deploy tethered drone docks as a “drone as first responder” capability in remote areas.
Lambert said the technology is intended to fill gaps created by law‑enforcement understaffing. “The reality is…we’re short…The average is about 20% short staffing,” he said.…
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