WAILUKU (AP) — Some Maui police officers are trying out body cameras.
WAILUKU (AP) — Some Maui police officers are trying out body cameras.
The Maui Police Department says it’s part of a monthlong study beginning Friday. Results of the study will help the department decide whether to implement the technology.
Various patrol officers are field testing a body-worn camera made by VIEVU. The department plans to also test two other vendors in the coming months.
MPD received grants totaling less than $200,000 to purchase a body-worn camera system.
A committee that includes officers and police researchers has been considering the cameras for some time.
Last year, some police officers tested body cameras after two vendors supplied the department with the technology for a trial run.
The Kauai Police Department last year was the first department in Hawaii to outfit its officers with body cameras.