We definitely recommend staying at Shannon´s place. We are a couple from Barcelona who stayed at Shannons for a couple of days at the beginning of March. The apartment is really cozy and it was extremely clean (which for us is very important). Shannon and her husband are such good hosts! there were flowers, fresh fruits and sodas waiting for us in the apartment. They gave us tips for what to visit around Hilo.
We have only good words about our stay. Thanks Shannon! :-)