Our family of four thoroughly enjoyed the Honey House for 10 days this past July. As suggested in previous reviews, Dave, the host, was nothing but awesome. The home itself, formerly used to provide sanctuary to a thriving bee colony until it’s collapse, has been converted into a slice of heaven. Open, airy, and private we could not have been happier. The full kitchen, and a wonderful new super market in Pahoa, allowed us to brew our own local coffee, cook up some fantastic food purchases from the local farmers market, and just sit back and enjoy our time with cocktail in hand. Our children were enthralled with the ducks, kittens, roaming wild pigs, and delicious fruit. The days were filled with luke warm rain showers that would inevitably give way to a beautiful blue sky. A short drive and stunning drive down the coast, we hit the geothermal lava pools at Isaac Hale Beach Park. On the way back, ice cream from a local vendor - everyone was happy! We spent a good number of days at the local beach, Kehena Beach, where we swam, watched dolphins dive and twirl, and literally just did nothing but sip on an ice cold brew (cooler and ice pack available at the Honey Hoise) - the nudity didn’t bother us or our children (12 and 9)…we did front load the first visit with what our children could expect to see, limiting the supervises and awkward moments :) A few day trips to the Hilo side were spent shore fishing, snorkeling, swimming with sea turtles at Robinson’s Beach Park, visiting Rainbow Falls, and hiking down into the Kaumana Lava Tube - all totally worth it. While we did shoot over to the Kona side, staying at a swanky hotel for two nights, we could not wait to get back to the Honey House. Our main goal of visiting the Kona side was an epic Kayak/Snorkel tour to Kealakekua Bay. Hands down awesome! A few amazing memories and a couple shaved ices later we were back in our little sanctuary ready to hit the black sands of Kehena.
The question is not “If” we’ll return to the Honey House but “When?”