Editorial: HPD flies high with new drones

Change is in the air at the Honolulu Police Department. Just over one month after being sworn in as HPD chief, David Lazar appears to be moving fast on new initiatives, pairing forward-looking thinking with cutting-edge technology to solve longstanding department problems. Among the first is the Drone as First Responder pilot program, which debuted Wednesday in hopes of hastening response times, improving operational metrics and coping with a dire officer shortage. It might be the best move HPD has made in years, provided the department limits deployment to stated and specific mission goals, and upholds promises of transparency.

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