We are committed to supporting and enhancing the loving relationship between you and your pet.
Our Team
Learn About Our Team
- Over 30 Years of Experience
- Thorough Exams for Diagnosis
-Management of Lifetime Conditions Such as Allergies, Degenerative Disc Disease, Diabetes and ETC.
MEET OUR TEAM
When you bring your pet through our front doors you're entrusting us with an important member of your family; we don't take that lightly. Aloha Animal Hospital Associates is a group of dedicated, highly trained experts who are rich with multi-disciplinary training but it doesn’t end there – each of us has a genuine compassion for animals.
Veterinarians
Office Team
Chantelle Costa - Diamond
Front Office Manager
From Harry Potter to Pokemon, Chantelle enjoys all things pop culture. Suggest a TV show to her and she’ll give it a shot. She loves watching horror movies and when she’s bored at home she spends her time either playing PS4 video games or reading an awesome book. Snoopy is her favorite cartoon character; she makes her entire family watch the Peanut’s holiday special every year; Easter and Arbor day included! Her spirit animal is a fox, no particular reason why she just loves the way they look!
Darra Dela Cruz
Administrative Assistant
Darra’s perfect world would involve karaoke wherever you went and absolutely NO TRAFFIC. She has two slightly malevolent cats named Roscoe and Kaila who are only slightly overweight. Her favorite thing to do when at the clinic is bossing Dr. Chang around and laughing at all of Chantelle’s hilarious stories. By default her favorite football team is the Los Angeles Rams, they’re her dad's favorite. The key to her happiness is coffee. If you don’t see a giant cup in front of her, it’s too early and proceed with caution.
Michelle Suenishi
Hospital Administrator
From managing both animals to humans, Michelle can handle anything life throws at her. Michelle is like a snow globe; sparkly on the inside, orderly on the outside, and likes to be left alone. While growing up she used to coach paddling which gives her the skills to make sure everything at Aloha Animal runs smoothly. When she's not at Aloha Animal, Michelle is a supporting Skate and Aerial Silks mom to her talented daughter, Stephany.
Visiting Veterinarians
Jonathan Taniguchi
Jonathan was born in Japan and moved to Hawaii in the fifth grade. After graduating from Mid-Pacific Institute, he attended Santa Clara University and received a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and received a Masters Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Chapman University. Currently, he is a third-year veterinary student at Lincoln Memorial University and has an interest in small animal medicine as well as exotic animals. In his free time, Jonathan enjoys playing sports, going to the beach, and playing video games.
Ty Tanaka
Ty earned his Bachelor's Degree at Pacific University majoring in Biology. He is currently a third-year vet student at Washington State University "GO COUGS!" He plans on specializing in radiology after graduating and eventually wants to return back home to Hawaii. On his days off, he's either surfing on the south shore, landscaping with golf clubs, or working on his see-food diet. The Disney villain that he is most like is Ursula and he hasn't watched Avengers Endgame yet so #nospoilers.
Veterinary Care Specialists
Mia Fong
A beach girl at heart, when Mia’s not at work she is usually either sleeping or getting some sand, possibly both! She has three pet dogs and a chinchilla. Last year she ventured to Seattle University for her first year of college but found that it just wasn’t the same as home. She is continuing her educational adventures at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and plans on majoring in Biology.
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Aloha Animal Hospital Associates
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