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City and state staff explain how red‑light, speed and noise cameras work and cite statutes and pilot results
Summary
Officials explained the automated enforcement workflow — vendor capture, vendor screening, HPD review, mailing within 10 days — cited Hawaii statutes for red‑light and speed fines, and DOT said pilot red‑light cameras produced a 76% reduction in major crashes at test sites; speed enforcement began issuing citations December 5, 2025.
City and state representatives addressed resident questions about red‑light, speed and noise detection cameras and how citations are issued.
Gary (governor’s representative) summarized the processing flow: vendor systems capture still images and video, vendor processing screens potential violations, HPD reviews screened items and approves or rejects violations, and approved violations are queued for printing and mailed to the registered owner; violators may view images and request hearings online. "Once the violation is approved, they're queued for printing and mailed within 10 days after the incident," Gary said.
Shelley from the Department of Transportation clarified that vendors are not paid per citation but receive a flat rate based on how many cameras are operational, and that the red‑light citation amount issued by the city’s ticket book is typically $92–$97 for camera‑based red‑light violations; the HRS statutory ceiling discussed in the presentation provides higher maximum penalties but DOT said the city uses the municipal ticket amount. Shelley said the red‑light pilot (activated November 2022) showed substantial crash reductions: "we saw a 76% reduction in major crashes" at pilot sites, and speed enforcement began issuing citations on Dec. 5, 2025 with fewer than 20 speed citations reported to date.
Residents asked about where fines go; DOT said fines feed a special fund for maintenance and camera program expansion and cannot be reallocated arbitrarily. Several board members sought comparative numbers between officer‑issued versus camera‑issued fines and questioned vendor compensation models; officials directed attendees to departmental webpages with statutory citations (Hawaii Revised Statutes were referenced in the handout) and to online portals that show sample citations and appeal procedures.
The session emphasized transparency about how automated enforcement captures, screens and routes potential violations and where to find more information on the DOT and HPD websites.
