Paradise Helicopters in Kona was okay. We did a lo...

Paradise Helicopters in Kona was okay. We did a longer three hour tour with one landing. I've been on several helicopter rides before and would give the company a 3/5 rating.
Our pilot (a Japanese man) was very good. It was extremely windy the day we flew and I had no idea how windy it was until we got out of the helicopter during our landing. It was super windy and I cannot believe our pilot did such a fantastic job with the landing or even landed period....because he did say if the winds were too strong he would not do the landing. Two people in the back of our helicopter were sick from motion sickness due to the choppy winds.
The drawback; the price we paid per person was quite high compared to what other companies paid. I had the requested front seat that my boyfriend kindly requested in advance. Unfortunately my boyfriend was in the back with two other couples (five people in the back) and on our other company helicopter tours, for similar prices we always had a private helicopter with just a pilot and two of us. So just be warned that they pack in the helicopters and the staff DID NOT inform us in advance how many people would be in the helicopter; the staff should be very clear about this and do a better job with that. So two stars off there