One of the reasons why officers in Hawaii drive their own cars is related to liability considerations. By using their personal vehicles, officers are responsible for their own insurance coverage.
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Most agencies cannot afford cars for every officer except in special units like traffic and detectives that work in plain clothes. Patrol cars are generally a pool that officers draw from when they go on shift. There can be sub-pools, where cars remain in certain patrol areas.
Anyone can own an automatic weapon if the have the the proper Federal permit and their state permits it. Cops often have access to department autos, so the can have the fun without the obligation.
“5-0” (pronounced five-oh) became a popular nickname after the television show Hawaii Five-O which aired from 1968 to 1980. “Five-o” referred to the Hawaiian police force in the show, based on Hawaii being the fiftieth state to join the union.
Additionally, Hawai'i's privacy law specifically permits the filming and audio recording of police officers in the performance of their duties “under circumstances in which the officer has no reasonable expectation of privacy.” Haw. Rev. Stat. § 711-1111(1)(d).