Hawaii helicopter operator: inter-island private charters and tours from five airports
Paradise Helicopters is a helicopter operator based on Hawaii Island, with its listing in Kailua-Kona. The company describes itself as the largest locally owned helicopter touring company in Hawaii and names Cal Dorn as its owner. Its legacy domain now redirects to paradisecopters.com.
Most of its business is scenic air tours, but it also offers private charter flights between the Hawaiian islands. The company says these flights can be built around business meetings, day trips or onward connections, with sightseeing added on the way and ground transport arranged at each end. Its website also lists utility work, though that service is not described in detail.
For charter, the company uses a twin-engine Bell 430 with seating for up to seven passengers. It lists non-stop service between Kailua-Kona, Honolulu, Kahului and Lanai, and says it operates from six stations and many landing zones covering Oahu, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, Kauai and Hawaii Island.
Take-off points named on its website are Hilo, Kona, Kapolei (Kalaeloa), Lanai and Waimea-Kohala airports.
On safety, the company cites HAI-APS accreditation for air tour operations and an IS-BAO registration. Flyers booking a charter can ask which aircraft will be assigned and whether a twin-engine helicopter is available for the requested date.
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