You must stay here if you are in Kona. To start with Pam is 6 star host (yes I know there are only 5 stars but she rates 6 stars). She checked up on us before the trip to line up all details. She checked with us during the trip and made great suggestions. She answered every question we had during our stay promptly. Just an excellent communicator. I cannot say enough positive things about her as a host.
As for her house absolutely beautiful and well appointed. The house had a beautiful view and was exceptionally well put together. She had plenty of beach towels and gear (snorkels, masks, kids buckets, some surf boards, boogie boards, chairs, umbrellas). Also before you buy stuff for the kitchen check out what she has because she had condiments, spices, snack bars, candy in jars (Hey Pam my nieces ate all your pink Starbursts), jams, bags and so forth. Also she had plenty of toiletries like shampoo, body wash, Q-tips, disposable razors and so on. The location of her house is perfect you are only about 15-20 minutes from the airport, 5 minutes from a WalMart and 5-10 minutes from Kailua by the beach. As for spaciousness we had 12 people in total and at no time did it feel crowded.
This was a family trip with 12 of in total (ranging from 72 to 15) and to make the trip even better she let us use her 12 passenger van (which was in perfect shape) which was waiting for us at the airport! I will tell you though the driveway is pretty steep and you have limited turning room at the top so the best thing to do is park at the bottom and walk to the top (this is not a big walk) if you have a large vehicle.
This was our big family trip we take every other year and Pam and her house made for an awesome and enjoyable trip. When I come back to Kona I know the first place I am looking at staying...right here.