Motorists in downtown Honolulu will soon face citations for high-risk speeding at 10 intersections, as the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) activates its safety camera systems for speed enforcement starting November 1, 2025. The cameras have been issuing citations for red-light violations since November 2022 and began sending warnings to drivers exceeding speed limits in March 2025.
Since March, more than 500,000 warnings have been sent to vehicle owners captured on camera for speeding. HDOT reports that a final batch of approximately 21,000 warnings will be distributed this week.
“All fines collected shall be deposited into the automated enforcement systems program special fund. The fund can only be used for the establishment, implementation, operation, oversight, repair and maintenance of the safety camera systems. The vendor is not paid based on the number of citations given by the system,” according to HDOT.
Hawaiʻi law holds registered vehicle owners responsible for violations recorded by safety cameras due to privacy concerns. Those who wish to contest a citation may do so in writing by submitting a copy of their Notice of Transfer along with proof of submission.
Warnings require no action from recipients and will not affect driver records or traffic abstracts. Information about events can be verified at https://www.violationinfo.com/. Secondary warnings are sent to owners with multiple incidents.
For actual citations, payments should only be made through https://etraffic.ehawaii.gov or https://www.violationinfo.com/, over the phone at 1-800-679-5949, or by mail to the Traffic Violations Bureau at District Court of the First Circuit in Honolulu. HDOT warns that any request for payment via other websites may indicate a scam.
Red-light violation tickets are issued if a vehicle enters an intersection after the light turns red; vehicles already within the intersection when it changes are not ticketed. Speeding citations target vehicles traveling more than 11 mph above posted limits.
Fines start at $97 for red-light violations and range from $167 to $317 for speeding offenses depending on how much over the limit a vehicle was recorded traveling. Credit card payments may incur processing fees.
More information about Hawaii’s safety camera program is available on HDOT’s website: https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/safety-camera-systems/
