Mauna Loa HelicoptersFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Mauna Loa Helicopters is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 73-310 U'u Street, South Ramp, Kona International Airp in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740, under air agency certificate RP8S424K with location designator RP8S. The certificate holder's legal name is Hawaii Pacific Aviation; the FAA record carries the trading names Mauna Loa Helicopters and Mauna Loa Aero. The same certificate covers 2 FAA-listed locations, so this page describes the Kailua-Kona site only; the 1 other location is listed below. The address falls in the Hilo-Kailua, HI micropolitan statistical area.

The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Ellison Onizuka Kona International at Keahole (PHKO), a towered field at 51 ft elevation, 0.7 mile from the school's listed address. The listed address is on or beside the airfield, which is the usual arrangement for a Part 141 operation flying from its own ramp. It is the only public-use airport within 10 miles of the address.

No other Part 141 location appears in the FAA list within 100 miles, so a student here has no certificated alternative without relocating, which is worth weighing against a Part 61 instructor nearby. Hawaii has 3 FAA-listed Part 141 locations in this snapshot, ranking #42 of 51 states and territories, with the largest clusters in Honolulu (2) and Kailua-Kona (1).

The FAA record carries an agency phone number, (808) 334-0234, and an agency email, ben@maunaloahelicopters.com; it carries no website, so the contact details above are the only ones the FAA publishes for this location. Certification under Part 141 means the FAA has approved the school's training course outlines, facilities and chief-instructor arrangements and inspects them; it is not a quality ranking, and it does not by itself mean the school is VA-approved for GI Bill funding or accredited for federal student aid.