Great memories at Justin's Hoku Aina! It was a long over-due and a challenging family reunion from 3 different time zones and every one of us including and especially the little ones of 5 yrs enjoy the stay very much.

From the start, Justin's communication was very clear and thorough - which became the big factor in deciding with his place. He answered and attended to all of our concerns. Just as other reviewers mentioned, the house was well-prepared for baby travelers. Our kids were bigger so didn't use much of it, but still Justin tried to make as many arrangements as he could to assist our needs. Even went out of his way to move the beds around to dedicate a quiet room for the kids flying-in from afar.

I was a returning HI local, so didn't require suggestions or direction, but his house had booklets with info and I am sure he would be available to those in need. Be minded that he does work a lot, so reaching him via phone would prob. be better than via email.

What our family liked the most (and another factor that persuaded me to stay here) was the layout of the family area from Kitchen to the living room. It was a tri-level open layout where someone in the kitchen could see and communicate with the folks in the living room without feeling 'too close'. Even if we, each, were doing something else (i.e. watching TV, kids playing, cooking), we could all still interact with each other - the best when you want to spend as much time with family as possible without being annoyed of each other :)

The house runs on solar power, so you can use A/C with no worries, but the Hawaiian breeze can also be pretty nice. We did enjoy the breeze time to time especially at night when more quiet.

Was sorry that I couldn't utilize the home system as much as I wanted to, but Justin's house also comes with excellent TV/Cable/Sound System plus X-Box (i think) and Apple TV, plus a multi-printer.

Well-equipped with water/beach toys for adults and kids. More than enough beach towels - came very handy.

Would have been nice for a bigger lawn space for kids to run around in, but still the downstairs space was good for our little ones and there also is a tranquil park just a couple blocks down in easy walking distance. Sand not as friendly for children though. Still good for picnic.

For those who finds it a little challenging to turn a safe right onto Kalanianaole Hwy, try to utilize the Kuliouou Rd which has a traffic light - just a block before Bay St.

Justin's pretty flexible and receptive to suggestions. I think, his early check-in and later (than other) check-out time is also a plus.

Thank you Justin for wonderful hosting. Our family felt right at home and hope we can be back again soon!