What a lovely slice of paradise. Not sure if it’s common, but we arrived on a Thursday at the end of August and pretty much had the picturesque Punalu’u beach to ourselves. The weekend came and brought a few more people but the complex stayed extremely peaceful. The place was stocked with pretty much everything you would need besides clothes and food, though a lot of food items are provided like rice and coffee and spices. Plenty of beach and camping items/supplies. There’s a cute little chapel up on the hill, established in 1957 that has services on Sundays at 10 am. The black beach is breathtaking and an easy walk to. We rented a Jeep and drove all over the island to Hilo and Kona, and it was always so nice to come back to the tranquility of Joe’s place.