What's Being Discussed

The Maui County Council's Disaster Recovery, International Affairs, and Planning Committee is reconvening on Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. to continue work on two proposed laws about surveillance technology:

• License Plate Reader Data (Bill 113): This bill would ban the sale or commercial use of data collected by automated license plate reader cameras. It would also require that any county contracts with vendors for these systems include protections preventing vendors from using the data for purposes beyond their contracted work.
• Facial Recognition Technology (Bill 112): This bill would place restrictions on how county law enforcement can use facial recognition software. Key limits include: it could only be used during active, documented criminal investigations; only specially trained and authorized personnel could access it; and any result it produces must be treated as a lead — not as proof of a person's identity.

Decisions Expected

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

Who Should Pay Attention

• Maui County residents concerned about privacy and how the government collects and uses personal data
• Civil liberties advocates interested in surveillance and law enforcement oversight
• Technology vendors who contract with the county for surveillance systems
• Law enforcement agencies that may be affected by new rules on facial recognition use