If you want a home away from home, this is it. Kale had a beautiful and nearly off the grid house. The room was large and had all of the necessary comforts (TV, AC, extra towels, pillows). We spent a lot of time out of the Airbnb and only really came back to eat dinner with everyone and watch the Merrie Monarch festival (which is a must if you want to learn more about Hawaiian music/dance/culture).
Kale also has a lot of wisdom and information to share about Hawaii, and was very forthcoming with anything we wanted to know about. He is passionate, and you would consider him ohana after your stay. Although it was a shared home, we got privacy, were able to use the bathroom whenever we wanted, and were able to wash our clothes, store groceries in the fridge, and cook meals if we wanted also. Hilo I think is underrated, as we were able to drive to all of our excursions on this side including the Volcano National Park, Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, and all of the black sand beaches. This was a great spot to stay at! Mahalo!