Lava Dogs Hawaii

09/14/2025

Calling all dog lovers and their furry companions! It’s time for the ultimate showdown at the Mutt Contest, where your dog’s quirkiest traits could earn them the spotlight and some fun prizes, too!

It all takes place on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at the Honokaʻa Sports Complex (at the Hāmākua Sugar Days Fair). Contest kicks off at 11:30 AM sharp! This event is packed with hilarious and heartwarming categories, including: Most Indistinguishable Breed, Owner & Mutt Look-A-Like, and a Poi Dog Pageant.

Entry fee $10 if you sign up early (by Oct. 1) and $15 for last-minute entries (day-of registration welcome).

Not only will your pup gain some serious bragging rights, but you’ll also be helping local community programs and a Hawai‘i Island animal rescue organization.

So, grab your dog, get those creative costumes ready, and come join the fun because it’s all about the paw-sitive vibes! Scan the code to sign up and get your pup in the running for a day full of wagging tails, laughs, and prizes. 🐾

09/11/2025

World’s Largest Pet Walk!

Join the QNHCH Pet Partners pet therapy teams on September 28 as they join walkers and pets throughout the world participating in the World's Largest Pet Walk!

08/03/2025

A dog-friendly concert?!! Yes please!🙌 Rock band Whatever, Heather hits the stage on Saturday, August 23rd from 6:30-8:30pm at Waikoloa Stables. It’ll be loud and rocking, so please only bring leashed pups that are accustomed to loud music and dancing. Hope to see you there! Disclaimer: My husband is the lead guitarist for Whatever Heather. Proud to say that all band members are BIG time dog/animal lovers and adopters.

07/24/2025

🐾⛳️ What a PAW-some day at the Hawaii Island Humane Society’s Putts For Paws golf tournament at Mauna Lani Golf Course on July 19th! I had the pleasure of volunteering as a dog handler and spent the day with our adoptable sweetheart, Mochi, at one of the tee offs.

Mochi loved meeting all the amazing teams who stopped by for pets, snuggles, and some good luck doggy vibes! She was such a good girl and absolutely soaked up the attention. There were 9 wonderful adoptable dogs at the event, but today’s photo highlights are all about Mochi and her new friends from the tournament.

Mochi is still looking for her forever family! If you or someone you know is ready for a loving companion, come meet this sweet girl at the Hawaii Island Humane Society - Animal Community Center in Holualoa. Mahalo to everyone who came out to support our pets in need! 🐶💛

06/12/2025

This Saturday at Waikoloa Stables!

05/13/2025

Save the dates for our newly expanded Pet Wellness Clinics— offering free FVRCP and DaPPv vaccines and microchips. Additional low cost wellness and some diagnostic services available.

Please visit “Services” at alohaanimals.org and use the link to pre register. 😻🐾🐶

04/25/2025

Spread the word!

04/12/2025

We LOVE Big Island Brewhaus and are so happy to see they used one of our older photos of our Pepper boy who loved going to Brewhaus with us after our dog hikes and beach days.

Did you know that the Big Island Brewhaus’s is pet friendly? As long as your fur baby is on a leash we would love to see y’all ☺️🥰

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01/27/2025

Rest in love, Aloha Emily’s “Camille.” Born July 5, 2010 and adopted by us on October 17, 2021 at 11 years old after the Labrador breeder passed away, we learned from the Labs’ caretakers that Camille had quite a history of mischief (She ripped a bumper off a car one time to get to a gecko!), gave birth to several litters, and had been shipped to Oahu but promptly returned. She was a big gal with a big heart, sweet as can be, loved to eat bugs and worms and avocados of course, and loved to snuggle. Her fur was like a polar bear fur coat, and I soon learned that yellow Labs shed much more than any other color of Lab, so I know we will continue to find her fur inside and outside for years to come, and I am absolutely okay with that. At the beginning of this year she suddenly started having difficulty walking and showed significant cognitive decline and then completely stopped walking a couple weeks ago, then stopped eating and was crying 2 days ago. She was telling us her time here was over, so we made the painful decision to let her go. She died peacefully on our lanai with the assistance of a mobile vet. We love and will miss you, Camille! Run wild and free, sweet girl. See you on the other side one day. 🌈

12/15/2024

NEW: Much-needed emergency vet services in Kona!

10/08/2024

THIS SATURDAY! Hāmākua Sugar Days Festival Mutt Contest! Register Your Dog online or in person for the Inaugural Annual Mutt Contest for $15. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category.

Registration Details:
- Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ijF87ihPk72tFZ4optLwC_M0oMmsy34wOCHNhLXVWC0/viewform?edit_requested=true by October 5 to take advantage of the early bird rate of $10. Mail or drop off payment at the Honokaʻa Heritage Center 45-3490 Māmane Street, Honokaʻa, HI 96727
- Registration fee increases after October 5.

For questions or more information, contact Nicole at [email protected] or call (808) 437-1947.

Join us for a day of fun and help make a difference for local animals in need!

About the Contest

Step back in time and celebrate a historic event from the 1940s Hāmākua Fair, revived at the 2024 Inaugural Mutt Contest! This special event, held during the Hāmākua Sugar Days Festival in Honokaʻa, Hawaii, on October 12th, 2024, at 12 p.m. (registration at 11:30) honors the spirit of community and our love for mixed-breed dogs. Show off your mutt’s unique looks, talents, and charm. The contest will feature three exciting categories:

1. Most Indistinguishable Breed – Embrace the mystery of your dog’s mixed heritage!
2. Owner-Mutt Look-a-like – Show how much you and your dog resemble each other.
3. Poi-Dog Pageant – A talent and beauty contest where dogs can perform tricks and shine in their best formal wear.

Proceeds from this event will benefit the Hawaiʻi Island Humane Society, supporting our community’s efforts to care for animals in need.

09/28/2024

TOMORROW is the day! Saturday, September 28th at 8am. Come walk your pups in Waimea.

Join the QNHCH Pet Partners pet therapy teams on September 28 as they join walkers and pets throughout the world participating in the World's Largest Pet Walk!
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