Honolulu Civil Beat, June 2025
Many more of Honolulu’s parks would be subject to video surveillance under a one-year pilot program recently approved by the City Council. But it’s unclear when the rollout will begin because the city still needs to identify funding sources, according to council member Radiant Cordero, who introduced the resolution. The city did not respond to a range of other questions on the timeline, cost and installation details. The resolution doesn’t specify when work needs to begin and Cordero said via email she is working with the Honolulu Police Department, the city’s Department of Information Technology and the City Council to get the money for the program.
Sixteen parks are already monitored by 165 closed circuit cameras. That would jump to around 45 parks under the new program and cover most of Oʻahu’s open recreation areas. The resolution cited staffing shortages at the Honolulu Police Department as a key reason for the expansion. Cameras would be added to at least another 30 beach and community parks, including Kapolei Regional Park, Kāneʻohe Regional Park and ʻEwa Beach Community Park. Other locations on the North Shore and Windward coast are yet to be decided.
