Dog Groomers
Doggy Detail
74-5599 Luhia St. D-6
Kailua-Kona HI 96740
(Old Industrial across from Ola Brew in Luhia Center II (middle level))
Book your grooming appointment through their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/doggydetailkona/
or by calling them at: (808) 731-7209.
Our skillful and talented stylist is ready to bring out the best features in your pet with our grooming services, be it a lion, tiger or bear, we can definitely help! Stylist and owner Daniela has over 16 years of grooming experience, her abilities are amazing, come see for yourself. She is able to provide your pets the best tailored services on the island as well as the comfort of knowing your pets are in the hands of professionals. Call them at 808-731-7209 for an appointment or book via facebook @doggydetailkona.
Doggy Detail is a professional grooming salon and pet supply store in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. They are committed to using eco-friendly products to keep our environment safe as well as stocking our shop with only the best pet products for your fur babies including locally-made collars, harnesses, leashes, apparel, and more!!
They will always prioritize your pet’s health, well being, and happiness while in our care.
Review: We have two dogs: Fluffy who is highly anxious and Kimo our chocolate Lab who is happy-go-lucky, but strong as a bull. Daniela is able to accommodate them and take great individualized care of each. I worry so much about my pups, but the dogs LOVE them. I love that they use all natural products and have an array of services to not only clean but sanitize them. Fluffy is the only one who gets an actual haircut, and she looks GREAT! And it’s fabulous that they support local businesses by selling lots of locally-made products like treats, jerky, natural medicines, collars, leashes, as well as mainland-made, quality pet products and dog food. I work all week, so it works great for me to drop them off on a Saturday at 10 am, go shopping at Costco, and then pick them up around 12 noon after receiving a text that the pups are done. Thank you, Daniela, for the love, care, and attention you give to my pups and me (Thank you for letting me know how they did while being groomed!). Kimo and Fluffy leave relaxed and always fall asleep in the car on the drive home.
Opened June 2018
Aloha Classy Critters
Located by Aina Hou Animal Hospital at 66-1520 Pu’u Huluhulu Road in Kamuela.
(808) 785-2777
Grooming hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Forms of payment: Cash, credit cards
Aloha Classy Critters is located in Waimea near Tropical Dreams Ice Cream factory off of Lalamilo Farm Road (by Parker Ranch Arena). Owner/groomer Rhonda Olson has been grooming for over 16 years and recently moved here from Washington state where she still owns a successful grooming business. Previous to Aloha Classy Critters, Patricia Rockwood owned and operated A Bark Above Grooming & Boarding at this same location. Patricia sold the business to Rhonda who does grooming only, no boarding. All animals are crated while not being groomed. Rhonda is very calm, soothing with the dogs, and she does wonderful work with all breeds, large and small, including Poodles (Standard and Miniature) and Doodles.
Pawfect Dog Grooming & Boarding is easy to find. They are located along Hawi Road between Kohala Mtn Road and Hawi town.
Pawfect Dog Grooming & Boarding
55-828 Hawi Road.
Hawi, HI 96719
(808) 640-1157
bigislandgroomer.com
Grooming hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Please call or email to make a reservation.)
Forms of payment: Cash, check, and major credit cards
Life-long dream come true, Yuka Thompson had been wanting to be a professional dog groomer since she was a child. She owns and operates her grooming and boarding business out of her beautiful home in Hawi. (Please see our BOARDING webpage for more information on their overnight dog boarding.) Even on a hot summer day, the ocean breeze through her home was cool and very peaceful, perfect for even a thick-coat dog. Her grooming facility is separated from the main house and is neat, extremely clean, and has top-of-the-line equipment and natural products to groom your dog. She uses different products for the task at hand; MicroTek for itchy dogs, Quadruped Yucca Ultra for fleas, Coat Handler for all-purpose, and even separate cleaners for the face, including a sugar scrub. She has never had a dog react to any of the products that she uses. Rather than a flat grooming fee for a small dog versus big dog, she has differing prices for most breeds of dogs and will do a lower cost “Bath & Tidy” for those who just need a thorough skin and coat bath, ear cleaning, nail trim versus a “Full Grooming,” which includes a haircut. She uses a Micro Nano Bubble Shower, which is a “…Japanese cleaning technology that generates micro nano sized oxygen bubbles. This method cleans hair and skin better because the bubbles are only 0.1 microns in size. The bubbles are much smaller than conventional shower bubbles so they can clean in and around pores. It can clean the pores literally from the inside out. The nano bubbles also aid in moisturizing and deodorizing.” Although I had not booked an appointment, Yuka graciously offered to trim our senior girl, Margie’s nails and clean her ears. Yuka was sweet, gentle, and delicate with Margie who I have quite a difficult time with when it comes to cleaning her ears and trimming her nails. Yuka secured and elevated Margie on the electric-powered grooming table and talked to her softly as she clipped her nails. I was amazed at Margie’s calmness as she seemed to ENJOY the pampering! Calming classical music and relaxing essential oils wafting through the air make this spacious home-like salon a luxury service for the lucky dog (or one household of dogs) that will always have the whole salon to themselves. There’s no waiting in cages, so your dog(s) gets Yuka’s undivided attention. It is the perfect grooming service for dogs with stress issues. She books up quickly, so please try to schedule your appointment two to three weeks in advance. A typical “full” day for her is four dogs between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm.
Pawfect Dog Grooming Owner/groomer Yuka Thompson with her cute as a button Azuki
Margie stresses easily, but she appeared to enjoy being pampered in Yuka’s good hands.
78-6831 Alii Drive, B109 (Keauhou Shopping Center between Tropic’s and KTA)
Kailua-Kona, HI
(808) 990-7297
Ocean Paws Pet Grooming Salon is the only dog grooming salon in the Kona area to offer ozone treatments for pets. The ozone machine in combination with Iv San Bernard products can help pets affected by poor circulation, skin issues, and hair loss. They bathed our newly-adopted senior yellow Lab, Camille, who had an ozone treatment to help with swelling in her face. Camille hates the water, but Ocean Paws owner Teresa text me a photo of a SMILING Camille in the bath tub and said that Camille was really enjoying it and very relaxed. I have yet to have them do any “cut and styling,” but I have heard MANY wonderful things about them.
Shear Magic Pet Salon (Hilo) – 2 HILO LOCATIONS, including Petco Hilo. We brought our long-haired gal Fluffy and our puppy, Aka, here to their original facility located near the Hilo Airport at 711 Kanoelehua Avenue, and they gave us a tour of their facility, including the boarding area that has artificial turf. I wanted just to get Aka’s nails trimmed, but they asked if we would like to leave them there while I ran errands (They said “no rush!”), so both of them stayed there and seemed to have a great time! All the staff were so friendly and helpful!
Paws University
73-4259 A Hawaii Belt Road
Kailua-Kona, HI
(808) 325-6436
www.pawsuniversity.com
No cut and style available at this time. Bath and other basic spa treatments only. Check out Paws University’s website for their grooming packages and options: http://www.pawsuniversity.com/grooming.html
The Pooch Mobile (mobile grooming) – EASY ONLINE BOOKING
Covers Kona, Hamakua coast, Waimea, Waikoloa, and Hawi/Kapaau
Grooming Days/Hours: Daylight hours, Tuesday through Sunday; Monday by request.
(808) 990-5040 (Roland Green’s cell phone)
Email: bathhounds@gmail.com
Accepted forms of payment: Cash, check, and credit card (w/ credit card fee)
Price range: From $50 – $80 depending on breed/size. Multi-dog discounts available.
The Pooch Mobile is a company that started in Australia with franchises popping up in the United States. Roland Green had his Pooch Mobile grooming business in Colorado for 3 years (with hundreds of clients) before moving to Big Island to start Hawaii’s first Pooch Mobile franchise. The company’s plan is to add more franchise businesses on the other Hawaiian islands.
This mobile dog wash comes to you, and you are allowed to watch as Roland bathes your dog in this open air trailer with a warm fresh water Hydrobath, using environmentally-friendly shampoo. Services include brushing to remove light matting and excess hair, nail clipping, ears and eyes hygienically cleaned, deodorant/aromatherapy, blow drying, and a special doggy treat! The wash takes approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour, depending on breed/size. Equipment is sanitized between washes.
Review: Who knew that mobile dog grooming with The Pooch Mobile Dog Wash Kamuela would be SO MUCH FUN! Roland Green visited us this past weekend to wash our chocolate Lab, our senior black Lab, and a Pittie girl who is our tenant’s dog. These dogs instantly adored Roland as he drove in and didn’t even bark at him!–Rare!! He does a fantastic job. Our senior girl has a hard time standing on slippery surfaces, and I was worried about that, but she didn’t slide at all. She seemed relaxed, which was a relief. The shampoos are environmentally safe, smell good (but not over-powering at all), and the dogs all seemed really clean and happy. Roland is gentle and careful with all of them and talks to them calmly and sweetly the whole time.
Ivory Grooms, Inc. (Serving the entire island)
Waikoloa Village, HI
Call or text her to make an appointment: (808) 936-9552
or email: ivorygrooms@yahoo.com
https://www.facebook.com/ivorygrooms/
Prior to May 2017, Ivory groomed at Petco in Kailua-Kona. We heard from several of our viewers who RAVED about how great Ivory was and how their dogs just LOVED Ivory. As of May 2017, Ivory has opened up her own grooming business! She provides mobile dog grooming and drop-ins at her home in Waikoloa Village on Sundays and Mondays; in Kona during other days.
She travels island-wide. There are additional fees based on the distance for doing home grooming service calls. If you can get 3+ neighbors to get their pets groomed same day as yours in your neighborhood, there won’t be a home visit charge. Ivory has a fully-powered (with water) 22-foot trailer complete with air conditioning. She also has portable supplies if she doesn’t have access to bring her trailer. She grooms Poodles and does many! She grooms all breeds of dogs as well as cats, guinea pigs, rabbits and eventually horses! The pets are supplied with water and any treat (owner must provide treat if they want their pet to get a treat). And if someone needs a different day at that location, she can accommodate them as long as they schedule it in time to where she can change to where she is at that location for that specific day.
Lava Dogs friend, Sara Jane, takes her huge, fluffy dog, Hondo, to Ivory for grooming and absolutely loves her.
Kona Commons
74-5446 Makala Boulevard
Kailua Kona, HI 96740
(808) 334-1012
Store Hours: Monday – Saturday 9:00 am – 9:00 pm; Sunday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Prince Kuhio Plaza
111 E. Puainako Street
Hilo, HI
(808) 959-3276
Store Hours: Monday – Saturday 9:00 am – 9:00 pm; Sunday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Full-service grooming provided by Shear Magic located inside Petco Hilo. Self dog wash stations also available!
Downtown Dogs
157 Keawe Street
Hilo, HI
(808) 933-3333
Grooming Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
https://www.facebook.com/DowntownDogsHilo
I have not personally had our dogs groomed at Downtown Dogs, but Lava Dogs friend, J-M Burkhardt contacted us to let us know that her two Standard Poodles LOVED their CAGE-FREE grooming experience and socializing with the owner’s Standard Poodle, Séamus, and their grooming turned out fabulous.
New customer with Dogtown Dogs owner, Brigette’s Standard Poodle, Séamus, inside the Downtown Dogs salon. Brigette is in the background with the customer’s groomed Poodles.
Two beautifully groomed Standard Poodle clients of Downtown Dogs
Dogtown Dogs owner, Brigette with her Standard Poodle, Séamus
Other grooming facilities that we know of but are not familiar with:
Hilary’s Mobile Dog Grooming (Kohala) – 808-315-3314 (Does cut & style. I have heard she does a great job with Standard Poodles and timid dogs.)
Kealoha Pet Care Grooming Salon (Hilo)
222 Maka’ala Street
Hilo, HI 96720
(808) 747-1511
Salon Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Forms of payment: Personal checks and cash
Alina Kealoha-Kawaguchi is the Groomer/Owner who attended Central Bark Grooming Academy in Colorado in 2007 and spent one year grooming in Colorado before returning home to Hawaii in 2008 where she has been grooming since. Along with her 4 years of grooming experience, she also has 4 years of experience as a Veterinary Assistant which enables her to identify possible infections, tumors, and other illnesses that should be brought to a veterinarians attention. She also has three years of dog training experience which allows us to provide our services to dogs who are not accustomed to being groomed and dogs that have behavioral issues.
KPC Grooming Salon (Hilo)
