Aloha Aina Drones
World-class Hilo ag and conservation drone company with 30+ combined years experience; one of only fully licensed drone aerial applicators in Hawaii; contracted by DLNR for coqui frog control
Founded in 2024, Aloha Aina Drones has built a Hawaii drone pesticide and fungicide spraying practice covering Row Crops. Headquartered in Hilo, the operation reaches farms across the Great Plains region. Hawaii requires both a federal Part 137 ag aircraft operator certificate and an Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal and Biocontrol (DAB)-issued aerial-category pesticide applicator license for any commercial spray.
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
Services offered
Pricing context for the crops Aloha Aina Drones services
Typical 2026 per-acre rates for drone spraying by crop, based on US ag drone industry data. Contact the operator for a quote on your specific fields.
- Drone spraying for row crops$12 to $22 per acre
Crops serviced
Certifications & compliance
States served (1)
Aerial pesticide licensing in states served
Every state requires a pesticide applicator license with the aerial category endorsement on top of FAA Part 137. The agencies that issue these licenses in Aloha Aina Drones's service area:
- Hawaii — aerial pesticide work runs through Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal and Biocontrol (DAB) under Category 4: Aerial Pest Control. RUP Aerial Permit (Form P-23) also required..
Full agency, exam and renewal-cycle details by state are catalogued on the state pesticide licensing reference.
Verify and resources
Primary-source references for verifying credentials and looking up state-specific rules in Aloha Aina Drones's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Verifying Aloha Aina Drones runs through three independent checks: Part 107 via the FAA Airmen Inquiry, Part 137 via the issuing FAA Flight Standards office, and the state aerial-category pesticide applicator license via the receiving state's department of agriculture. In Hawaii the state credential is issued by Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal and Biocontrol (DAB); you can ask the operator for the applicator license number and verify it with the agency directly. Pair that with a current chemical-drift COI and the Section 44807 exemption number for due diligence.
Typical drone spraying rates of $12 to $22 per acre in the region usually breaks down into three lines: (1) included — calibration, GPS-guided flight planning, machine and pilot labor to fly the field, mixing and loading farmer-supplied product, and a Part 170-compliant application record; (2) excluded — the pesticide and any adjuvants, which the farmer supplies; (3) surcharges — long travel, after-hours, difficult terrain or obstruction-heavy fields, and minimum-acreage charges below a stated threshold. Spell out which of those land on your invoice before the operator schedules.
Request a quote from Aloha Aina Drones
Tell Aloha Aina Drones about your fields. They reply within 24 hours, often faster during spray season. Free, no obligation, and you can also ask for 2 more quotes from verified operators in Hawaii to compare.
- Goes directly to Aloha Aina Drones, not a call center.
- 3 quotes max if you broaden, never more. We never sell your info.