This property worked very well for our group of 7. Our family of 5 stayed on the main floor and my mother and father in law used the downstairs suite. The property includes a lot of nice items for use on the island...beach towels, 4 nice beach chairs, 2 boogie boards, a couple child-sized life jackets, sand toys, cooler bag, ice packs, some snorkeling gear (although we had our own and didn't actually use it). We were a little concerned about not having air conditioning, but the property is located where it is cooler and the breeze definitely cools the place off to a nice temperature for sleeping, so it truly wasn't needed. Two of the bedrooms (not the master bedroom) are rather small, but did have closets and shelving that could be utilized in order to not have bags sitting around. The view out of the living room is gorgeous. The kitchen is a nice working space and fairly well supplied.
As others have mentioned, there are definitely roosters crowing in the mornings, but that is the case all over the island, not just on this property, and by that time of the morning we were able to shut the windows if needed. A couple other reviews mentioned barking dogs...in general it was just the typical dog that would bark briefly and be done. One night we did have an issue with an incessant dog, but communication with the property owner the next day reassured us that they could contact Animal Services if needed. We were not ignored on the issue, and the owner even took time to check in with us the next day to see if the following night was better. Any questions or concerns were quickly answered; great communication from the host.
Makawao is a neat little town and offers some nice food options as others have mentioned. Definitely head to Komoda bakery for donuts, Casanova's for Italian, Polli's for Mexican, Espresso Mafia for coffee....check hours, as they can vary a lot from place to place. The travel time to Paia is only about 15 minutes....were you should definitely try Paia Fish Market. To get to good snorkeling locations, you have a much longer drive (35 minutes to an hour), but it is worth it. For non-snorkeling beach activities, the north shore beaches did not disappoint!