Rainbow Helicopters has been providing aerial tours of Hawaii for more than 10 years, and usually it’s people it transports. That changed after the devastation of the 2023 fires in Lahaina, Maui, where for several weeks the Rainbow Airbus AS350s and Robinson R44s were used to bring in diapers, baby formula, bottled water, food, and medical supplies. For this, the company has been recognized as the 2024 recipient of Helicopter Association International’s Humanitarian Service Salute to Excellence Award.
The award, sponsored by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, honors the person or persons who best demonstrate the value of rotorcraft to the communities in which they operate by providing aid to those in need.
