Our family of 3 stayed at Kepi’s place for 4 nights and absolutely loved it! We rented a car and generally like having just one place as our home base when we travel, so we were intentionally looking for somewhere in between Hilo and the volcanoes park. The drive from Hilo to the Park is certainly doable, just a little longer than we’d like, so the location of Kepi’s place was a plus for us.
The rooms were as described in the Airbnb listing - very quiet and serene. You could hear birds and cicadas (probably a cousin species), and see a sky full of stars at night. Communication was smooth, and we didn’t interact with Kepi much in person other than when he brought us extra drinking water (thanks!)
I’d recommend this place for people who want to be close to nature and don’t mind driving places for meals.