I had a wonderful experience exploring the paradise of pua mana for three weeks. Geckos enjoyed eating the papaya seeds which I scooped into the sink in the private furnished screen cabin in The jungle. The papaya came from the abundant supply, available fresh to eat from the 2 acre garden on the property. The cinder cones from the 1960 kapoho lava flow have created incredible soil, mixed with the excrement of the wild pig, and gardening, the fruit trees have flourished to no end. There is organic bananas, guava, oranges, papaya, liloquoy, lemon, avocados, Suriname cherries, wild spinaches etc. All growing available to be eaten after careful inspection, washing, and cooking. The coconuts provide fresh water after being opened.
Cons:
Pests, including rats, slugs with rat lungworm, mosquitoes, pigs, leptospirosis, and fire ants. Glamping is an excellent term to describe the experience, every paradise has flaws, however, when you are sleeping in a screen porch in a jungle, and an avocado falls and hits your tin-roof it is hard to complain about pests.
Falling coconuts are seriously scary.
No fresh water.
Pros: The abundant supply of fresh food, a charming and welcoming host, an excellent location, great atmosphere in small town of Pahoa. Lava within 18 miles/ 30km. Kehena black sand nude beach within 30km. Mermaid ponds within walking distance. Warm ponds/ ocean hot springs only a short bike ride. The green mountain fresh food market and hike/ lake and kayak paddle are also within 2 mi/ 4 km.
Overall, an excellent value for the experience. Although pests are a problem, they are expected when living in the jungle. If the place had fresh water it could be made better. However, that said, I would not exchange the experiences I have made exploring Pua Mana, Puna, and the rest of Big Island Hawaii for anything else in the World.