We spent 3 weeks at the Ocean Front home, just across from Wainiha Bay Park and it was an amazing experience. We loved the rental which was thoughtfully arraigned and beautifully located. Paul was an amazing, amazing host and very communicative throughout the entire process. When I contacted him about the toaster which was not working well, he had it replaced with a brand new one in less than a couple of hours! He thoughtfully had some important things ready for us before we visited, like a baby gate to contain our young crawler and a pack-n-play. He also had great tips about restaurants and places to eat in local Hanalei.
We loved exploring the region and its proximity to Hanea State Park and Tunnel's Beach made the location awesome! On the flip side, we did have to get used to the 15 minute drive to Hanalei to get to the nearest shops/groceries - the drive is picturesque though.
The North Shore gets a fair bit of rain and we went to sleep many a night with the sounds of it on the roof (which we found very relaxing). There's a giant, beautiful almond tree next to the house and the wind would often blow the seeds on to the roof, sometimes rather loudly. We were warned of this, and got used to it fairly quickly - I expect its a seasonal thing.
We spent a lot of time on the lanai enjoying the beautiful breeze or walked across the road to the beach to enjoy the sights & sounds of the ocean. That beach isn't safe to swim, and not much is during the winter on the North Shore, but there are literally a half dozen beaches which are much safer to wade in a few minutes drive from the home.