Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Company Policy; Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors; Aircraft
I was cleared for a Visual Approach. We were instructed to not leave 3;000 feet before turning base and complied. We turned base; Flaps 5; doing 170 kts. Tower gave an abrupt traffic alert for a Helicopter at 12 O'clock. I kept my turn going and tightened it up. Never got to a TCAS but might have if not for the Tower warning. On final yet another Helicopter popped up so had to stay high for this one. Not sure what is going on in OGG. Been flying here close to ten years and have been getting a lot of Helicopters pop up where; in my opinion; they should not be. The first Helicopter hovering on the 3 degree glide path was egregious. Surely there are some sort of course rules? Can someone please call the Helicopter operators and advise them. Good job by the Tower Controller. Talk to the Helicopter companies.
Air carrier flight crew reported VFR helicopters were flying through their final approach course and causing a conflict.