Hawai‘i ‘Eyes on the Road’ program offers free dash cams to improve maintenance response

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation is looking for drivers to be their “eyes on the road” throughout the islands.

The state department has commissioned the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Engineering and Blyncsy to distribute free dash cameras to collect information on the condition of 982 miles of state-managed road and 744 bridges.

Information collected by drivers in this program will automatically be shared with road maintenance staff to alert crews to potholes and cracks, damaged guardrails, faded pavement markings, road debris and overgrown vegetation.

So far, 898 drivers have signed up on O‘ahu, 69 on Hawai‘i Island, 33 on Maui, 14 on Kaua‘i and one on Moloka‘i. The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation is looking for 321 additional participants on Hawai‘i Island, 211 on Maui and 101 on Kaua‘i.

Drivers selected for the Eyes on the Road program will receive an email from the University of Hawai‘i and instructions for pickup of the dash cameras. Click here to apply for the program.

Participants are also encouraged to share footage from their dashcams to provide kudos to those showing aloha on the road and to educate Hawai‘i drivers by using the hashtags #HIGoSafe or #Eyesontheroad.

Appropriate videos may also be shared to @hawaiidot on Instagram.

More information on this initiative can be found at https://www.eng.hawaii.edu/eyes-on-the-road/.