It sure beats driving down to the DMV to see for yourself.
"I would definitely use it. I think it benefits me just because I don’t have to come down here when there is a long line. If I could check if there was a line before I went that would definitely help out a lot," DMV customer Ana Tenorio said.
At five locations all across Oahu, the webcams are up and running, giving you choices.
"Those cameras allow people to make their own judgment on whether or not they want to come to this site, Fort Street Mall, Koolau to get their business done," Department of Customer Services Director Sheri Kajiwara said.
"So on real time, anytime of the day, 24/7 you can come in, look at the line. And if it doesn’t look long you can say let’s go down and get our state ID or our driver’s license now," Mayor Caldwell said.
But that’s not the only thing the city has done to make the DMV more hospitable.
"We also have hired seven part-time people that have come in and we’ve set up a triage desk. That triage desk ensures you have everything you need. Last thing you need is to wait in a one-hour line, get to the front and find out you’re missing a birth certificate," Kajiwara said.
"This is about self empowerment. It’s giving people information, the tax payers, the residents of this county the information they need to make a smart decision," Mayor Caldwell said.
There’s also a separate line for people who want to get a state ID.
Signs have been posted to alert people they are being filmed, but the Mayor says he’s not worried about privacy issues.
"When you think about it in today’s society, you go to an ATM machine you’re on camera. You are coming into a public space where your expectation of privacy is much less than if you are in your private home or office," Mayor Caldwell said.
The new cameras cost just $99 each. Knowing what to expect before you get to the DMV… priceless.
Click HERE to view the DMV webcams.
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