Loved Hale Ma'ukele. Adam and Mark were great hosts. They even left us some tasty bananas and bread for our first morning, which was great as we were flying in late and didn't have a chance to go shopping.

Also, a new substitute cleaner had forgotten a few items (minor essentials - extra paper towels, dishwasher soap, etc) and Adam responded to me within a few minutes and took care of the missing items the next day (way before I needed the items). Very helpful hosts!

The living space was great! Nice and roomy. Plenty of space for 2 couples, a 2 year old, and another adult to stay comfortably.

We enjoyed a couple of tours up in Volcano and were able to go in and out of the park often since it is so close to the house. Really nice to be able to jump over to the park at night to see the glow from the Volcano!

Found a couple nice snorkling spots on the Hilo side of the island - Kapoho Tide Pools and Onekahakaha Beach. Highly recommend Kapoho if you don't mind not having a beach area - lots of fun coral and extremely well protected tidal pools to explore. Less than an hour from the house.