Unfortunately, we weren't actually able to stay with Kawehi... but we REALLY wish that we had been able to.

First off, her place is like an oasis in the middle of Hilo. Her garden and yard is immaculately designed and tended to with calming water features and comfortable looking furniture to relax in. Her home is like a cabinet of curiosities... really a lot of fun.

Unfortunately, My husband has VERY VERY SEVERE CAT ALLERGIES, and although we were told that the cats do not enter the guest quarters you have to pass though the house to get to the room.... and the cats are EVERYWHERE (both inside and outside). This was more our oversight more than Kawehi's fault... but within 5 minutes of being on the property my husband could not breath and was already getting itchy and breaking out into hives. So if you have sensitivities to cats at all this is not the place for you. But, if you love cats this is like heaven!

Kawahi was understanding about our oversight and was so sweet and kind and wonderful to deal with, we were so thankful to have such a classy lady to help us when we needed to find an alternative solution.