Apartment met all of our basic needs. It had four queen beds, a shower, two toilets, and a sufficiently equipped kitchen. There were two gas stations right down the street and a grocery store about a block away.
Some things to consider:
There is no AC, though Marlene provides three powerful fans.
The location feels a little sketchy. There were a couple of times where we encountered homeless/mentally ill people or others loitering and smoking on the sidewalk but no incidents. Having the gate was reassuring.
Finding bugs is inevitable at every place you stay in Hawai’i. This place had some ants and we were killing about 2 roaches a day.
To my knowledge the TV was not setup.
Going to Volcano is much easier from Hilo than Kona. We spent three days at Volcano and it is an easy 40 minute drive there.
The apartment is on the bottom floor which means noise from above.