Aloha Aina Drones
Stated by the operator, not checked by us
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
The operator told us each of these. Anything we matched against a public record is shown with the date we checked it, at the top of this page.
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.