Staying at Leilani's place really felt like having a home in Hilo. I stayed at this place for 40 days, and the kitchen was well-equipped for making basic meals (it had a rice cooker, coffee makers, and simple pots and pans). Leilani was also very quick and responsive when we had questions and got things fixed promptly when we were there. It wasn't super fancy, but it had about everything one would need to "live" in Hawaii -- cooking utensils, accessible laundry, plenty of towels and blankets, and high speed internet.