HONOLULU (KHON2) — In the past few weeks, drones have become headline material with multiple mysterious sightings on the east coast. KHON2 received numerous emails from viewers concerned about drone sightings in the skies around our islands.
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A drone expert for 13 years, Mike Elliott said the technology is here to stay and will only become more common.
“Primarily used for a lot of inspection work, bridges, buildings. It’s also used heavily in search and rescue, law enforcement, fire because of the thermal camera, the zoom camera capability,” said Elliott, co-owner of Drone Services Hawaii.
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Concerns about privacy, safety and even national security have fueled a wave of paranoia. Recent reports of unidentified drones in the skies over the east coast have sparked confusion, something that may be happening here in the islands.
“People are probably mistaking what they’re seeing. You see the navigation lights, the strobes, the lights on the wheels when the wheels are down for landing.”