This US Coast Guard HH-65 "Dauphin" rescue helicopter was practicing its landings, called "touch & go's", on the Queen's Medical Center's helipad. The HH-65 landed on the pad, held for a few seconds, then took off to cycle around several more times.
It's seen here making its turn after departing the helipad for another landing attempt.
The Queen's Medical Center is the main trauma center on O‘ahu, and the entire Hawaiian Island chain. The helipad will receive medevac flights 24-7 by the US Army (who does the O‘ahu medevac from outlying areas), the US Coast Guard, and even the US Navy.
The first night I slept in my apartment, I was awakend by the sound of a US Army UH-60 "BlackHawk" medevac flight at 5:30am. Now, it's to the point where I have grown immune to the sound of a "BlackHawk" arriving and departing the Queen's helipad.
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