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26 SECURITY TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE • November/December 2015 www.SecurityInfoWatch.com 2015 SECURITY INNOVATION AWARDS D eploying several hundred A xis cameras across the state of Hawaii to function in a variety of roles, Hawaiya Technologies, Inc. has completed a five-phase project to assist multiple end users in the surveillance of harbors and sites. A project with discus- sions dating back to 2003, the state of Hawaii applied for a Homeland Security grant to build a system providing maritime coverage across its six main inhabited islands. Up to that point, there was no coordinated or inter-island sur- veillance available to any government or pri- vately licensed entities. An initial simple system of a basic radar, camera and AIS VHF radio was put in place at the small harbor of Kewalo, the port of entry for all foreign flag fishing vessels, to provide surveillance of vessels when no workers or border control staff was on site. Dealing with further issues at additional harbors across the state, it was noted that a larger system could provide important monitoring and manage- ment capabilities. Harbors dealt with boats running aground and damaging reefs, illegal dumping of hazardous waste and vessels com- ing in during off-peak weekend hours without paying docking fees. The vision for this system was to monitor all of these potential sites and retain alarms that could indicate when boats were heading into trouble, with each individual incident being recorded. A s the project progressed into 2006, Hawaiya singled out Axis to supply the cam- eras for each distinctive build. "At that time, Axis was the only camera [that fit] and it was really the leader in IP-based [video surveillance options]," said Mun-Won Chang, COO and Tropical Surveillance Across Hawaii's Archipelago Critical infrastructure project employs video surveillance to solve myriad security and Public Safety issues SECURITY INNOVATION AWARD G O L D W I N N E R