Mimi and Takasan are as friendly and helpful as any host we have seen. With equipment for use and suggestions on traffic and places nearby (and the veggies from their garden :-)-all these helped us get the most out of our few days in the North shore. On top of all this, the house is perched on a hill facing the Waimea ranges as far as the eyes could see with sounds of birds waking you up! We will totally stay here when we return to North shore.