An unbelievably good place-the best place I've ever stayed. Denise is wonderful, and Brian is working non stop to provide the most up to date experience. The technology actually ALL WORKS. This is unusual in that way.
Ask Denise about the orange tree and the avacodo tree-you'll need Brian's "picker" as the fruit can be quite high up. I think the oranges-colored orange-are actually limes, which somehow in this region are orange in color.
Try Pele Kitchen, Bananarama, Tin Shack nearby for great vegan food. Actually quite amazing.
Denise has some great maps of the sojourns to the great sites: The Green Beach, Hilo area, North of Hilo, and a description of goinug to the Volcano. We went to the volcano at night, to the lookout-you can actually see the lava flow-I"m not sure that's in Denise's info, though it might have been.
One of the most amazing spots to go-ask her about it-is the hot baths. The "red road" is the most beautiful in the world. Use the second pond-the first is unclean. If you go after 7 P.M. park outside the park and walk in-it's not far at all.
Have fun; and Denise will give you snorkels, fins, etc.