What a great location! Matt has a beautiful house set in a luxuriant well planted garden replete with coconut palms and avocados. The house itself is a fine building, spacious and open to the warm, fresh Hawaiian air though clever screen meshes. We had the tree house room and it was almost like sleeping in the open air yet in the comfort of a bed and in the security of a house. I gotta warn you about the tree frogs though - these little guys kick up an incessant racket from dusk to dawn; they chirp and chatter like small birds providing an incredible background choir to your night's repose. Bathroom and kitchen are shared but as there was only one other couple there while we were renting, it didn't prove to be an issue.
Of course, one of the attractions to Matt's place is that it is clothing optional. The lovely garden is totally private so one can wander about au naturel without any fear of scaring the neighbours. There's a really handy outside shower which is very useful when you get back from Kehena Black Sand beach - a ten minute walk from the house - and you will go to the beach. It's an absolutely idyllic cove with black sand from eroded lava. There's a steep cliffside descent to get to it but well worth it. Get down early in the day as the sun disappears westward behind the cliff from about 3:30PM. It's gorgeous at 8:00AM, sun's up and it's still very quiet. A local dolphin pod make their way by most morning between 9:00/9:30. They're about 100metres off shore so if you're a good swimmer or have fins, you can swim out; a lot of folk do. The beach is clothing optional too with about one-third to half of beach goers naked at any given time. And rightly so; why would anyone want to wear a swimsuit on a glorious tropical beach and bathing in its warm ocean. There are no currents to speak of but the waves can get big with an undertow that can make getting back on the beach a challenge.
There are no nearby grocery stores, all require a drive with the main shopping and all the restaurants back up in the town of Pahoa, about a 20 minute drive. So plan ahead or you'll be hungry.
All in all, great guy, great spot.