Drone Services Hawaii
Stated by the operator, not checked by us
Hawaii's leading enterprise drone provider since 2014. Lists agriculture among services alongside LIDAR and mapping. Closed retail store in 2022; now online-only for enterprise drone sales and commercial services.
Founded in 2014, Drone Services Hawaii has built a Hawaii aerial field mapping practice covering Row Crops. The team operates out of Honolulu and serves farms throughout the Great Plains region. Commercial drone applicators in Hawaii need FAA Part 137 plus an aerial category endorsement on a state pesticide applicator license issued by Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal and Biocontrol (DAB).
Operations are based in the Great Plains region.
Services offered
Crops serviced
Equipment used
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 Drone Services Hawaii's service area:
- Hawaii — Any commercial drone spray over Hawaii fields needs Category 4: Aerial Pest Control. RUP Aerial Permit (Form P-23) also required., issued by Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal and Biocontrol (DAB).
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 Drone Services Hawaii's service area.
Frequently asked questions
Ask Drone Services Hawaii for four documents to confirm credentials: the Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate number, the Part 137 Agricultural Aircraft Operator Certificate, the state aerial-category pesticide applicator license, and a certificate of insurance carrying chemical drift coverage. 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. The Section 44807 exemption number is the fourth piece, applicable to any drone over 55 lbs gross weight.
Typical drone spraying rates of $12 to $22 per acre in the region typically covers the application itself: drone calibration, GPS-guided mission planning, mixing and loading product into the tank, the labor and machine time to fly the field, and a written FIFRA Part 170 application record (date, time, product, EPA reg number, rate, weather, field ID). Pesticide product, surfactants and adjuvants are usually supplied by the farmer and excluded from the per-acre rate. Common surcharges include long travel past the operator's standard radius, after-hours or emergency turnaround, fields with steep terrain or significant obstructions, and minimum-acreage charges below a stated field size. Get inclusions and exclusions in writing before any application.