Paradise in Pahoa! :)
We spent an entire month at Dusty and Luba's charming home in Pahoa for the entirety of June. The place is within a stone's throw of the ocean-- you can see it if you look out the back windows or choose to take your breakfast on the lanai. The place comes with most of what you would need, but not think of, which we really apreciated. A full set of silverware, several sets of dishes and cups, niceties like spices and ziploc baggies, laundry detergent, etc. There's no air conditioning, but there's also no real need for it, due to its proximity to the ocean. With the windows open, there is a near-constant breeze that cools the rooms down sufficiently. There is a nightly chorus of coqui frogs' chirps that will either lull you to sleep, or prevent you from attaining it, depending on your nocturnal preferences.
The location is just far away enough from major cities to reduce light pollution to make for amazing stargazing, and it's quiet enough that get a real sense of the local neighborhoods and the animals that make it their home. It's only a few hours from the bigger cities Hilo and Kona, but the nearby city Pahoa is close enough to provide things like drug stores and restaurants. We would gladly return for another visit. The few times we came across the hosts they were both gracious and gave us several good tips on things to see and do that might not be in the guidebook. Until next time, aloha, Pahoa.