Puako is a great place to stay! It's close to Hapuna Beach and to wonderful snorkeling. The neighborhood was quiet and I felt safe. It was great being able to walk to the ocean.
The "Beach Shack" has some good and some bad. The good is the location. Puako is a beautiful community on the Kohala Coast. The neighborhood was very nice with some very high end homes and some modest homes. This home is very modest, built around 1952 with very few upgrades or improvements. The inside was clean, I think the property management is doing a good job. The linens were of good quality; very nice beach towels. The furnishings were okay. It was nice to have beach chairs to use. The outside shower was no big deal.
The bad, the house is not in good repair, especially on the outside. It doesn't need much but repair to the structure is needed. Lighting and electrical plugs are an issue. There is no BBQ and the kitchen is quite hot (the windows don't open), the patio is nice with the table but there is no outside light just the light from the kitchen window and the "view" is just overgrown shrubbery. I think with a little work this could be a quaint little beach shack. I would not call it "glamping", it's VERY rustic.