This is a great small place to explore the Big Island. Almost equidistant between Kona and Hilo. Close to great hikes along the Hamakua coast. Honoka'a farmers market on Sundays. Waimea a half hour away. Hawi and Pololu Valley a little over an hour. The location is far more rural than I expected, but that was a good thing. Quiet, safe, pitch black at night, roosters crowing in the morning and plenty of stars when its clear. The parking lot does get busy around 9am but most people will be out the door by then anyway and its completely dead by evening. It was perfect for me as I wanted to do one day excursions and I was a little more than an hour from most everything I wanted to see. The place is old but clean and well maintained.