Denise was a lovely hostess. Friendly and had great advice. The house is beautiful, the room and bathroom I had for my own use were very comfortable. I also attended a yoga class Denise was teaching and really enjoyed it. I see what they say about needing a car in this area, Makawao (the top of Baldwin Ave) is walking distance with some great little shops and yummy sushi, but other than that you do need a car to explore the area. I hitchiked and met some pretty cool people doing so but there are no shoulders on the roads so it felt a dangerous at times. I went to the conscious dance on Wednesday night at the Makawao Union Church and enjoyed dancing with around 60 people! I explored Paia, described by many as a cute little hippie town, and had an incredible massage by Jaina at the Ho'onomo Spa. I love waking up to the sound of roosters and so many birds were singing beautifully. You can see the ocean from Denise's house, and she had some freshly picked peaches from her yard available for me to eat.