Wondering what Surveillance is showing up in the Maui County Budget? Here is the 2027 Proposed Budget, 2026 Budget, and 2025 budget line items that contain mass surveillance, with a quick summary:

Summary:

Maui County Budget contains 3 primary categories for surveillance: license plate readers, drone technology, and helicopter technology. With what appears to be an annual cost of $3+ million, and over $1 million in surveillance tech, we count the helicopter.

2027 Surveillance in Budget (proposed)

AI Capable License Plate Readers

910059B-6020 Film & Camera Supplies: Budget transferred from 910493B-6020. Funding for
costs related to Technology for cameras and license plate readers used in investigations.
$650,000

How Much are Helicopters?

910420B-6112 Contractual Service: Budget transferred from 910420B-6132. Annual cost
dedicated to police Operations ($3M);Operations/Flight Time ($600K). $3,600,000
910420B-6132 Professional Services: Budget transferred to 910420B-6112. –$3,600,000

How Much are Drones?

910059B-6035 Miscellaneous Supplies: Funding for annual cost of Special Investigations-
Radio Isolation Bags, containers, storage devices, filters, equipment, supplies, Drone
propellers, batteries, maintenance, Undercover cell phones, tablets, and pre-paid cards.
$225,000

910059C-7044 Other Equipment: Purchase of (2) Drone Chargers at $4,000 each, (1)
Evidence Storage Server at $100,000, (1) Vacuum Metal Deposition Machine at $ 8,000, (4)
Autel Max 4N Drones at $14,000 each, Analysis Cartridges for rapid DNA at $100,000, and
100 life cycle Drone Propellors at $10,000. $278,000

Real Time Operations Center

*Additional Funding Federally

910059B-6129 Other Services: Additional funding for Annual Cost for RTOC Software,
Camera Integration, Central Command Community, and WAVE Software. $1,720,000

More Software Please

910026B-6138 R & M – Services/Contracts: Increase funding for annual Cost of Services:
Pen Link, VPN Lines, and Specialized Service. $47,000

910059B-6212 Dues: Additional funding for annual cost of License Renewals/Memberships
Passware Premium, Cellebrite, Magnet Forensics, MSAB, Sumuri, Axon, NetSpark, Teel
Tech, Monolith, Passmark, Get Data, OSINT, DataPilot, Whooster, FirstTwo, and Leica.
$800,000

2026 Surveillance in Budget

Artificial Intelligence Technology

910493B-6020 Film & Camera Supplies: Council added funding for costs related to Artificial
Intelligence Technology for cameras and license plate readers used in investigations.
$650,000

More Drones Please

910059B-6035 Miscellaneous Supplies: Funding for Drone/SUAs propellers, batteries and
maintenance, drone computer monitors/external screens, and wall mounted television. $310,000

Helicopter Costs

910420B-6132 Professional Services: Funding for Police training and flight time operations
related to Helicopter with night time capabilities. $3,600,000

Tracking Software

910026B-6244 Computer Software: Purchase of Pen Link/Cellebrite Software. $5,000

910059C-7044 Other Equipment: Purchase of (1) 7-units Filter Forensic Drying Cabinets
$11,500, (1) Autel Dragonfish Battery Bundle $7,000, (1) Electronic Badge Reader $7,000,
(1) Flammables Cabinet $8,000, (1) Full Spectrum Imaging System II $90,000, (1) Mobile
Field Work Station $8,000, (1) Portable X-Ray System $43,000, (1) Stainless Steel
Equipment Cart $2,600, (1) Vacuum Metal Deposition Instrument $95,500 , (1) Wall
Mounted Autopsy Sink $90,000, (1) WIFI Tracking Device $40,000, (2) DJI Power Bank
1000 $2,400, Analysis Cartridges for rapid DNA testing $150,000, Replacement of (2)
Polarizing Compound Microscopes $15,000, and (2) Steremicroscopes at $18,000. $588,000

2025 Surveillance In Budget

Helicopter Tech

910420C-7044 Other Equipment: Council moved funding from Technical and Support
Services Program for an RFP for the night vision helicopter equipment. $500,000

Drones Cost Money

910059C-7044 Other Equipment: Purchase of two drones with controller, spare parts, and
tool kit integrated into Pelican case at $25,000 each; High capacity laptop computer with
360 laser scanning ($6,000); two printer/copier/scanners ($12,000); stainless steel
equipment cart for the morgue ($2,300); two way communication negotiation throw balls
($9,000); drone/SUAS Team Autel Dragonfish ($170,000); Vacuum metal deposition
instrument for latent fingerprint recovery ($92,500). $341,800