Mauna Loa Helicopters

Mauna Loa Helicopters runs private sightseeing flights over Kauai, Oahu and the Big Island. Kauai routes cover Waimea Canyon, the Na Pali Coast and the island's waterfalls, Oahu flights pass Waikiki, Waimea Bay and Pearl Harbor, and Big Island tours take in Kilauea, the Kona coast and Kona Coffee country. Every seat is a VIP seat, and the company offers doors-off flights.

The company began as a flight training school, and its pilots narrate each flight and choose the soundtrack, sharing local landmarks and island history along the way. Tours can be booked online, and the Kauai base is in Lihue. Each island has its own office that handles scheduling questions by phone.