I made a very last minute booking at Aki and Aaron's place. Luckily, Aaron confirmed shortly after my booking and Aki provided a door access code a few hours prior to my check in time. Of the three places I stayed at in The Big Island, Aki and Aaron's place was the best for several reasons. It was the cleanest and most spacious, and they thought of everything that you might possibly need!
All places in Hawaii ask to not wear shoes in the house, but they actually provided a nice shoe rack by the door to place your shoes. The fridge was a nice size fridge and there was a Brita water pitcher inside! There isn't a full kitchen, but they do provide a portable electric burner along with some pots and pans. I had bought cold tempera from KTA super store thinking that I can just microwave it, but to my surprise it was also a convection oven. They even provided a rice cooker! The bedside lamp also had an outlet. It is all these little details that made me appreciate the place even more.