Please stay at Pua's place when you are in Hilo. We stayed for 4 nights and enjoyed every bit, even when it was raining outside and we couldn't do much.
Pua's place is exactly what you see from the pictures, serene, beautiful, authentic, also very comfortable. I remember us waking up in the middle of the night by the loud crazy rain sound the first night, and we talked about it the second day like we experienced something so surreal. Waking up in the morning with coffee in my hand and sitting out on the balcony looking over the jungle while the sun rose up was also such a wonderful moment. We saw a lizard crawling, we heard the roosters talking to each other every morning, we showered in a space with no walls - these are the things we couldn't experience at home. We appreciate that she has graciously offered to share this life style with the Airbnb community and she did a great job making us feel welcomed and comfortable.