Kapehu retreat is truly a unique and amazing retreat. The cool mountain breeze and the constant rolling mist and rain throughout the day was a welcome weather change from the sunnier Hilo, at least when we were there. Sunrises on the wrap around porch with a nice cup of coffee wrapped up in cozy blankets and overlooking lush greenery and an expanded ocean view was an uplifting way to start each day. While many places were closed because of Covid, the property itself provided the opportunity to escape. To be fair, as a local, and not a tourist, while it was disappointing not to be able to visit the many wonderful places in Hilo (volcano observatory was closed, as well as many outdoor public gardens and waterfalls), including many wonderful restaurants, at the very least, the house provided us a place to still feel like we could escape from the lock down that we have come to expect will last us for awhile because of Covid. Our stay in this wonderful, relaxing house gave our children a small sense of normalcy during a time where the definition of normal is one that we are still creating as we go along.