Shane and his family are very considerate, stayed up late to say hi when we arrived after 11pm. Their place is very clean and spacious, all amenities are very well prepared, from beach needs (towels, snorkeling, beach chairs, etc) to road trips ( several coolers and food containers, which you will need since most of the places you go are away from restaurants on the Big Island), our kids absolutely enjoyed readying all those great books on bookshelves.
on the Christmas day, they have even prepared us a Hawaii snowman building experience with the snow they went collected from Monea Kea the day before. The blue book they have prepared has lots of great local tips, make sure you use it to better your next day plan.... enjoy your stay!