Ka Hale Ma Kahakai        (House by the sea)

Curt and Teresa Price

Ben, Jaya and Mira (Northern California) Thank you for the lovely place to stay in beautiful Pahoa. We enjoyed ourselves even w/out too much sun. You keep amazing house. Thanks again!

Lynn and Stephanie Hill (West Hollywood, CA and Gettysburg, PA) Your place on the water is unbelievable. It was a shame we didn't have much sun but I think we say almost everything we came to see - whales, sea turtles, and real Nene's. Amazing! Thank you for your wonderful hospitality.

Mark and Robin McNeil (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) Your place is fantastic. We had a great time. We are very jealous.

Angie and Dale (Breese, IL) You have a beautiful place here. The "treats" were yummy! The flowers beautiful. Your aloha spirit and creativity show in every corner of your fantastic "guest house". Thanks so much  for the CD - I took a "zillion pictures! We enjoyed the gorgeous sunrises, passing cruise ships, crashing waves, turtles and took a hike on bright red glowing lava. (Also enjoyed the beautiful rainbows). It's been an amazing  4 days...Thanks!

Ray & Regina Rice (St. Michael, MN) - Pictured with friends from Minnesota.  Thank you for making us feel so at home over the past four weeks. We appreciate all you did, you are a wonderful couple and may God bless you in all you do.

Alan and Amy Willms (Waterville, WA) Sometimes you are fortunate enough to find a place where beauty, harmony and peace surround you. Ka Hale Ma Kahakai is one of those places. Thank you for your hospitality and for sharing your paradise with us! We loved the ocean, turtles, waterfalls and farmer's markets. You are excellent hosts - Mahalo!

Anne, Terese, Lis, Laurits and Tom Just (Rosleilde, Denmark) Thank you very much for your hospitality and helpfulness. Your house was the best place we stayed at during our visit to all of the Hawaiian Islands. We truly enjoyed our stay here.

Sharon and Ed Bertotti and friends (Rosemary Peterson and Tom Dubay) (Susanville, CA) Thanks for a beautiful vacation - what a paradise - so enjoyed the peacefulness and the whales - Hope to return ASAP and will recommend to all our friends.

Paul and Syreena Maskell (Reading, Berkshire, England) Dear Chris and Stan, thank you so much for you warm hospitality and your helpful friendly advice during our stay at your wonderful home by the sea! We have had a wonderful time and hope to come back sometime in the very near future!  PS: Thank you for the wonderful sweet breads! There were delightful.

Esther, Gailee and Danny (Northridge, CA) Thank you for your warm and thoughtful hospitality. And for sharing your beautiful home with us. It is an experience we already treasure.

Darren, Kristen and Sarah Cluff (Roseville, CA) They forgot to sign the guestbook - but verbally said they would like to return someday.

Frank and Maryann Kohut (Ansonia CT) We really enjoyed staying at Ka Hale Ma Kahakai while exploring the Windward side of the Big Island - it is indeed a unique, beautiful and relaxing "home away from home". We hope to return someday! Aloha!

Bonnie Crowell (Sequim WA) What a great delight for the senses- hearing and feeling the pounding of ocean swells, trade winds in the palms and the cool refreshment of the pool. Thank you for your hospitality

Michael and Terry Zimmerman (San Francisco, CA) Aloha everyone - this is our third visit and I'm sure we'll be back next year. Wonderful weather - the pool was amazing and Hana (Stan and Chris' dog) was sweet as always.

Ann and Bud Dalbec - Kathy Nickels and Judy Leavell (Nevada) Thank you for helping to make our vacation/family get together even nicer. Your place is wonderful! The pictures on the web-sites don't do it justice. It's so peaceful. Counting waves definitely beats counting sheep. Aloha and Mahalo

Carolyn and Byron King (Sonoma, CA) When my sister Linda told us about your lovely home above the crashing waves, we knew we had to come here. We were not disappointed. Your thoughtfulness of every detail made our visit relaxing and a delight. And that banana bread - what a treat! We were really surprised that Hilo was having a drought this week!! Never took out our umbrellas. Thanks and blessings.

Gina and Jack Druder (Clearwater, Florida) Comfortable, well-equipped and can't beat for peace, tranquility and great views. Thanks Stan and Chris for your hospitality! Tips for new arrivals: Take both the short and long Puna tours that Stan & Chris suggest. Stroll Lava Tree Park on short tour - drive past end of road on Hwy 130 - but beware of dogs! on long tour. Make time to watch the turtles in the surf from the back rock wall. Try Kea'au for great take-out choices - and go on Tues-Sat (10:30-5:30) when village market is open. We loved our stay! Mahalo.

Jan, Ruth, Becky & Mary - "The Louisiana Girls" (West Monroe, LA) Our trip to Hawaii was Mom's 80th Birthday present and staying with ya'll made it just perfect! Our favorite parts were having our coffee while watching the waves and the tour of your farm property. What ya'll have done there is amazing. We loved it! Mahalo

Rebecca & Darren Phillips (Sacramento, CA) Our only regret is that we could not have stayed longer. This is a beautiful place - made more so by your graciousness. Thank You for everything.

Ron & Fenita Soetiono (Seattle, WA) Chris and Stan - Thank you for being gracious hosts and providing the ono banana bread, papaya, and apple bananas! Your home was a wonderful part of our Hawaii vacation.

Sarah and Vikram (Connecticut) Thank you for sharing your piece of paradise with us. Every aspect of our trip here was picture perfect. Hope to see you again!

Brian and Marsha Owen (Orange County, CA) Thank you for your gracious hospitality. Your home is beautiful & a wonderful place to relax & enjoy this beautiful island. We really enjoyed your Lower Puna Tour - loved the pools (tide and thermal)! Thank you and Aloha.

Prasanna and Smitha Desikan (Minnesota) We had a great time at your home! THANK YOU for it! We would recommend this place strongly to other Big Island visitors! You have a beautiful place! Mahalo

David Allison, Jennifer Sell and son Henry (Oak Park, IL) Thank you for sharing this great space with us as our home base to exploring the Big Island. All you hard work shows; you have created a beautiful space that feels like a home. We feel sure that we will be back. Anyone we know who plans to come from the rest of the world to the Big Island will hear about your wonderful place from us. Thank you again...

Tom, Elaine and Emily Barth (Pensacola, FL) thanks for all your kindness and treats and special aloha hospitality. We really enjoyed ourselves!

Cheryl Alderman (Fairview NC) and Margaret O'Conner (Dallas Texas) (From Margaret) What a spectacular week we have had. From the jams & preserves to the gorgeous floral arrangements, fruit and breads at our arrival - to the incredible "jungle tour" at your tropical paradise farm, we have appreciated the charm and delightful hospitality. We covered the Big Island from tip to toe & windward to lee wards & mountain top to crashing shoreline & rainforest to lava flow. Our experiences couldn't have been more memorable (From Cheryl) My cohort (Margaret) pretty much said it all. Thank you so much for your unsurpassed hospitality & openness. Your website drew me in and my expectations were high, but this experience exceeded them. I've been Hawaii ized' and feel very comfortable saying saying Mahalo and Aloha!

The Caban Family (The Garden State "NJ") Your gracious hospitality was more than we expected. Thank you for sharing your lovely home & your special treats! We enjoyed the driving tour through Puna, the farmer's market & the cultural festival @ VNP as well as the museums in Hilo. This time will be a memory well recorded. Mahalo

Derrick Cravens & David Lee (Minneapolis, MN) Thanks for everything! Your place is fantastic and your hospitality was greatly appreciated!

Allen & Cindy Davis (Raleigh, NC) Chris and Stan are experts at making you feel welcome & comfortable. They have thought of every detail. Loved the points of interest map. Thanks for your hospitality.

Maggie Gaddy (Beverly Hills, CA) Vicky Green and Peter Gaddy (Kaneohe, Oahu, HI) Vanessa Gaddy (Norwalk, CT)...Maggie-Dear Chris and Stan. A perfect weekend in a perfect setting. Thanks you for your hospitality. Hope I am able to come back very soon!!  Vickie and Peter- Your Place is the perfect escape in paradise. Thanks so much for your hospitality and excellent service. We all had a great time and look forward to returning. Vanessa-I would love to live here. It's absolutely beautiful. It's the perfect place to get away from everything. I could not get out of the pool and (when I did get out) walking up to such a magnificent view was wonderful. Thank you so much.

Jason Fowler and Family (South Korea) Thanks for everything. Your place is beautiful. We really enjoyed our time here.

Curt, Nancy, Carly and Andy Pederson (Bloomington, IL) You have a terrific place here on the Big Island and it makes for a great vacation get away. You are very thoughtful - Thank you for the delicious goodies and beautiful flowers!

Gwyn Ashe (Everett, WA) All I really have to say is that I don't ever want to go back home - just want to stay in Hawaii. Thank you for everything and I can't wait to come visit again.

Jacob, Irene, & Sasha (Deerfield, IL) Even hurricanes and earthquakes are perfect at your beautiful home. You are super wonderful, generous, kind people. Thank you so much for taking care of us. Please keep on bringing pleasure into the lives of others!

Kerry, Vince & Anna Santoro (San Diego, CA) Had a great time during our short stay - the personal touches made it feel like home (actually better!) Loved the Farmer's Market - got excellent Tamales and we know our Tamales! Mahalo

Melissa, Richard & Amanda Keiser (Alexander, VA) Thank you so much for making our time on the Big Island a special one! Ka Hale Ma Kahakai has been a beautiful, relaxing home-away-from-home for our family. We'll especially miss the spectacular coastal view (and watching  for turtles!), taking dips in the pool, and all the yummy tropical treats and other exceptionally thoughtful touches. Mahalo for sharing your home with us.

Darrin, Chanelle, and the fishing crew (Honolulu, HI) Aloha Chris and Stan, Hanapaa!! We had so much fun here in Pahoa! Chanelle was so happy to have a beautiful place to stay while the boys went fishing. Mahalo for all the goodies and for being wonderful, helpful hosts. We hope to come back again. Enjoy the Papios, they'll taste good fried.

Bruce & Sandy McFaul (Garden Grove, CA) Thank you for gracious hospitality. You have a wonderful place here with great views. Enjoyed all the special treats and leisure time by the pool. We will highly recommend you to all our friends. Great time - Mahalo!♥

Elaine and Brenda (Chandler, AZ) Stan & Chris, Thanks so much for opening up your house so that we could share your Paradise. Wonderful Place.......we'll be back!!

Don and Charlotte (St Petersburg, Florida) Stan and Chris - Aloha to you both! We can only say what everyone else has said over and over again - everything was great - just as we thought it would be - Your home is beautiful and maybe we will join you living on this exciting island. Thanks for all your time and info.

Lynn and Ramsey MacDonald (Warner, New Hampshire) We thoroughly enjoyed or stay on the Big Island. Your beautiful and comfortable home made this portion of our honeymoon very special. Mahalo for the great hospitality J

Judy and Brooks Owen (Ridgefield, WA) Thanks for sharing your beautiful home and location. We really enjoyed the "fruits of your labors" in the fruit basket and refrigerator. The rain kept us off the beaches but gave us a chance to visit many parts of Hilo side. Mahalo

Taeja & Jinjoo Kim (Honolulu) Aloha Chris and Stan, A true paradise...thank you for allowing us to see your world from here - an unforgettable experience! Warmest Aloha, Taeja & Jinjoo.

Aggie and Paul (Red Sox Nation, Boston MA) From the moment we arrived until we left, we felt at home in paradise with all the special little touches in the house. Thank you for the maps and books, we had some amazing adventures!! Mahalo and Aloha!

Clif and Mena Forrester (Washington D.C.) Thanks for a great time! Too short on Big Island.

Heather Oxtot & Peter Kennedy (Albany, CA) Beautiful! This location and your extremely generous hospitality will bring us back ASAP.

Craig & Shirleen Johnson (Hanover Park, Illinois) We would like to thank you for making us feel so welcomed. All of your touches in the house and all the goodies & flowers means more than you will ever know. This place of yours is just wonderful. Thank you for sharing it. We will return and this time we will make time to enjoy the pool and kick back and relax. Thank you again for sharing your home. Also, by the way Chris, Stan did a great job while you were visiting your sister on the mainland! We are sorry to leave so soon. Next time it will be different!!

Miles, Lori, Emily & Katie McAdam (Nine Mile Falls, WA) You were wonderful - we felt like family! The farm is wonderful, the fruit & yummys were divine. Thank you so much. If we come back to BI, we would come here.

Sandy and Elizabeth Frazier (Franklin, NC) We come to the Islands every year - Your home which you graciously shared with us is the best for accommodations, amenities & spirit of aloha. Thanks for your care, concern & special attention.

Mahdi and Kate (Allentown, PA) It was a chance to come to the island and also meet such a wonderful people. Thank you Chris and Stan for everything. You really take care of everything - which made our vacation unforgettable. 

Bob and Sandy Nutt (Birmingham, NJ)  Mahalo for sharing your beautiful home with us during our three week stay. This is what we enjoyed: Your Hospitality, your yummy baked goods & fresh fruit and jam, the tour of your other property, seeing the honu's, the view, Hana (your Dog), our conversations and your helpful information for our next home, the palm seedlings for our new yard, wireless internet and computer, the extra perks while you were in Oahu, but most of all meeting new Christian friends. What we didn't like  - going home to 40 degree weather. A Hui Hoa.

Drew/Bono/Ishaan (Chapel Hill SC) We live in Chapel Hill, SC at 35.922.559 N, 79.0505,382 W, 4666 miles from here, 19.33.758 N 154.53.444 W - Let's trade places! and Drew and Robin (Tacoma, WA) What a wonderful home! Thank you for your gracious hospitality, fresh Papaya's and numerous recommendations - couldn't be better!

Joshua Chia (Seattle, WA) Stan and Chris, your place was the ideal relaxation location. Thanks for your place and hospitality. I had a wonderful vacation

Richard Sheill and Kathleen Alexander (Warren, MI) Stan and Chris, Thank you for sharing your dream home with us. Your attention to detail and your wonderful location and Chris' banana bread will be remembered.

Seiji Horibuchi  (San Francisco, CA) Wish we could have stayed longer...

Werner, Heidi, Gunnar, and Karen Kiene (Villach, Austria) The powers and the beauty of  nature! Those will be the lasting impressions of our visit to the Big Island. The waves in front of us. The roaring of the sea. The many reminders about the tremendous energy that is hidden in the center of the Earth. We enjoyed our stay in The Schierman House! Spotless clean, with so many details and caring gestures to make everyone immediately welcome and wanting to come back again!! We felt thoroughly spoiled! Thank you!