What's Being Discussed

The Maui County Council's Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee will meet on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. to review two proposed laws related to privacy and surveillance technology:

• License Plate Reader Data (Bill 113): This bill would ban the sale and commercial use of data collected by automated license plate reader systems. It would also require that any county contracts with vendors for these systems prevent those vendors from using the data for anything beyond their contracted work.
• Facial Recognition Technology (Bill 112): This bill would place limits on how county law enforcement can use facial recognition. Police could only use it during a documented criminal investigation, only trained and authorized staff could access it, and any match produced by the technology would be treated as a lead — not as proof of someone's identity.

Decisions Expected

• The committee may vote to advance Bill 113 and Bill 112 to a first reading before the full Council, with or without changes.
• The committee may also choose to set either bill aside without further action.

Who Should Pay Attention

• Maui County residents concerned about privacy and how the government collects or shares personal data
• Businesses and vendors that provide license plate reader or facial recognition services to the county
• Law enforcement and civil liberties advocates interested in rules around surveillance technology
• Anyone who wants to testify can do so in person in Wailuku, online via Microsoft Teams, by phone, or in writing