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November/December 2015 • SECURITY TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE 27 www.SecurityInfoWatch.com CFO of Hawaiya. "We did a lot of research and it was the most affordable solution. That's how we came about the Axis cameras. Once we installed the first set, we installed Axis everywhere we went. Encompassing multiple factions of the Hawaiian government properties, Hawaiya was tasked with building an all-inclusive structure to cover an abun- dance of entities. They are responsible for keeping watch over the primary harbors and critical infra- structure sites across the state, and also assume responsibilities in other safety-first environments. The Department of Public Safety (DOPS) utilizes their set-ups in both the Sheriff Division and Correc- tions Division where they use Axis network cameras in three recently upgraded prisons. The Department of Transportation (DOT) has a contract as well with Hawaiya at the Honolulu Airport Maintenance Yard as well as the Dillingham Airfield. Step by Step Deployment When approaching each harbor, Hawaiya took three major steps in evaluating and solving the needs for the sites. First, the group would coordinate the installation of the proper hardware in place, includ- ing all cameras and radios. Next, wireless network- ing was set up to loop the individual harbors into an overarching and easily accessible network. Finally, they customized each harbor, as the engineering and tactical side of the project took over to map out cam- eras and come up with drawings to determine the best overall security solution. Broken down into two key components, Hawaiya has established the Hawaii Homeland Security Com- mand Information System (H2S-CIS) along with Buf- fer Zone Protection (BZPP). H2S-CIS is the overarch- ing surveillance system found in all commercial har- bors on the five principal islands. A "hub and spoke" arrangement, the central command site for the project is at Pier 2 in Honolulu Harbor, while minor hubs exist on each of the islands that contain their individual counties and harbors. Among the multiple influential end users accessing the footage are the Department of Homeland Security (DOHS), Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, the DOPS and the DOT – Harbors Division. BZPP provides protection to critical infrastructure across the state. A program controlled by the DOHS, BZPP is in place in all 50 states to protect and surveil infrastructure accordingly. The system connecting through Hawaii contains the principal fiber nodes that link much of the Pacific, as countries such as Project Partners and Solutions Providers: Technology/Service Vendors • Axis Communications – network cameras • BCP Construction of Hawaii – general contractor and construction partner • Cambium – Ku-Band radios • CSC/WESCO – supplier of Axis products • Genetec – OmniCast Enterprise Package 5.3 (video management, for public safety, set to include access control in the future) • Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) – Visualization Suite • HTI Computers – internal servers (designed for use in Hawaiya Technolo- gies systems) • Intelligent Security Systems (ISS) – VMS partner • Milestone – Corporate software (important with diverse locations sepa- rated by ocean) • Proxim – point-to-point C Band bridges/radios/links • Sierra Detention Systems – detention equipment • Time Warner, Hawaiian Telcom, Sprint – provider of connectivity to remote critical infrastructure sites Government/Commercial Partners • Hawaii State Department of Defense (DOD) • Grants Management Office • Hawaii Emergency Management Agency • Hawaii Department of Transportation (DOT) • Harbors (DOT-HAR) • Airports (DOT-AIR) • Highways (DOT-HWY) • Hawaii Department of Public Safety • Sheriffs • Corrections • Hawaii Community Correctional Center (HCCC) • Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) • Kauai Community Correctional Center (KCCC) • Executive Protection Unit • Washington Place (Governor's Mansion) • State Capitol • National Park Service (Valor in the Pacific National Monument – Arizona Memorial) • US Army – Fort Shafter and Schofield Barracks • City and County of Honolulu • Emergency Management Agency • Honolulu Police Department • Division of Information Technology • Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) Deploying several hundred Axis 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. Japan, New Zealand and Tahiti can use it to send data all over Asia. Along with that, the BZPP sites include safeguard for the State Capitol, the gover- nor's mansion and telephone infrastructure across the state. The Department of Defense (DOD) is a supplementary party with access to the cameras at the BZPP sites. Honolulu Harbor, the largest of the harbors across Hawaii and the home to the primary command cen- ter at Pier 2, started with 10 cameras onsite cover- ing the port area along with two radars. That space

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