Our home is located in Hawaiian Beaches, just two blocks from the ocean on a quiet residential street in a peaceful neighborhood. It’s a great place for families and groups looking to relax, slow down, and enjoy the natural beauty of the Puna coast.

Two small beach parks are within walking distance. A little farther along, you can reach Government Beach Road and Honolulu Landing, as well as the Nanawale Forest Reserve. This area features old-growth forest, rugged coastline, and places to walk, explore, or watch the sunrise. The forest reserve and coastline are less than half a mile away.

Continue along the scenic ocean-side road and you’ll eventually reach a beautiful 200-year-old mango forest.

The Space

Our home is spacious and comfortable, with hardwood-look laminate floors throughout. The upstairs living area is surrounded by large windows and opens onto a generous lanai with hammocks, a large outdoor couch, and dining space.

The downstairs level has three bedrooms, a second entertainment/common room, and additional outdoor access. The large yard is filled with tropical flowers, fruit trees, and plants, with a small pond and waterfall toward the back.

Upstairs

The upstairs is an open-concept space combining the living room, kitchen, dining area, and gaming space.

The living room has a large flat-screen entertainment system, an L-shaped couch, and a large papasan chair. There is also a small office area with a desk and printer.

Across from the living and entertainment area is the dining space, featuring a large hardwood dining table with seating for 8–10.

The kitchen is well equipped for preparing almost any kind of meal. It includes plenty of cookware, bakeware, utensils, and multiple sets of dishes and silverware. Countertop appliances include a rice cooker, pressure cooker, food processor, waffle iron, blender, and a variety of baking and pizza pans. There is also a well-stocked spice cabinet available for shared use.

The upstairs lanai has a teak outdoor dining table with four chairs, a large outdoor couch, and at least two hammock chairs. It’s a wonderful place to enjoy your morning coffee, read a book, or relax in the evening.

Upstairs also has a full bathroom and the primary bedroom, which features a king-size bed and French doors opening directly onto the lanai.

Downstairs

The downstairs entry/common room has a large-screen TV, an L-shaped couch, and three video-game-style rocker chairs. It’s a great space for the keiki (children) to watch their own shows or play games while the adults enjoy the upstairs living area.

There are bookshelves with books and board games, as well as a closet containing beach items, some snorkeling gear, and outdoor games.

Three bedrooms are located downstairs:

Front bedroom: A queen-size bed, TV, and its own French-door exterior entrance in addition to the interior door.
Garden bedroom: A queen-size bed with windows overlooking the koi pond and tropical garden.
Large downstairs bedroom: A queen-size bed plus bunk beds with full-size mattresses. This bedroom also has its own private full bathroom.

There is an additional full bathroom in the downstairs hallway, along with a linen closet.

The laundry room is located toward the back of the downstairs level and includes laundry facilities plus additional space for linens and towels.

The Yard & Garden

The property has a large, mostly level lawn surrounded by tropical plants, flowers, and fruit trees. There is plenty of room for the keiki to play, run around, or search for lizards and frogs.

The front yard includes date palms, flowering red and white ginger, bird of paradise, bananas, puakenikeni, papaya, orange and lemon trees, night-blooming jasmine, soursop fruit, star-fruit, passion fruit and more. Guests are welcome to enjoy the fruit, be careful to not damage the trees. Make sure you positively identify and wash fruit before eating.

In the backyard you’ll find a small meditation and reading area surrounded by stone walls, flowers and many climbing plants. There is also a small koi pond with flowering water lilies and fish, including koi, and guppies, along with plenty of tadpoles.

At night, you may hear frogs, lizards, and other local night wildlife like owls and even humpback whales. Flashlights are usually available in the drawers or on a shelf to borrow. If you handle frogs or toads, please wash your hands afterward.

Sleeping Arrangements

The home comfortably sleeps 10 guests in beds.

There is also an extra single mattress available in a closet if needed. Up to two additional guests can sleep on the couches, making 13 guests possible in a pinch. However, we do not recommend using the home for 13 unless everyone is comfortable sharing close quarters.

There are plenty of extra linens and bedding stored in the downstairs bathroom closet and laundry room.

Internet & Entertainment

The house has high-speed fiber-optic internet and mesh Wi-Fi covering the home and yard.

There are Apple TVs and PlayStation 4 consoles. The Apple TVs are signed into our account, with access to a selection of music, movies, and TV shows. You cannot make purchases through our account.

You are also welcome to sign into your own Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, or other streaming accounts.

For rainy or stormy days, there are plenty of books and some family board games. There is also plenty of space to relax, play, or simply enjoy the sound of the rain. Or, if you don’t mind getting wet, head outside and enjoy the tropical weather!

A Note About Hawai‘i’s Tropical Environment

Hawai‘i has a tropical climate, which means it also has tropical insects. We regularly treat both the interior and exterior of the home for common pests, but seeing an occasional bug is normal and unavoidable in this environment.

Insects can enter from outside, and even grocery bags, paper bags, and cardboard boxes brought into the house can sometimes carry insects or eggs. We do our best to minimize them, but we cannot guarantee an insect-free environment.

Some flying insects are attracted to lights, especially at night. We recommend keeping the screen doors closed and turning off the outdoor lights when they aren’t needed. This helps keep the house more comfortable and reduces the number of insects attracted to the lanai.

This home is designed to give you plenty of room to spread out, relax, cook, play, read, and enjoy the outdoors. Whether you spend your days exploring the Puna coast, walking through the forest, relaxing on the lanai, playing with the keiki in the yard, or simply enjoying a quiet evening at home, we hope you’ll feel comfortable and at ease during your stay.