Pua was an outstanding hostess. While we weren't able to spend much time with her due to conflicting schedules, she was friendly, welcoming, and generous. At one point, she enthusiastically dove into her garden to grab us some fantastic fresh avocados and citrus. Another time she loaned us snorkeling fins when we mentioned we were considering going to a local beach. We couldn't have asked for a better hostess.

The Shrine is adjoined to an open air garage next to the main house, but otherwise is completely as described in the listing. We stayed almost a full week, and were sad to have to leave at the end. We used it as our base-camp while we went off to explore the Big Island, but we could have just hung out there all day if we had wanted. It's a very short drive to Downtown Hilo, which has a wide assortment of amenities. The neighborhood is rustic and very quiet during the day aside from the occasional dog or rooster noises. At night the frogs are a bit loud, but the sound quickly becomes a soothing ambiance.

On the whole, we couldn't have asked for a better first Airbnb stay.