We’re Avani and Dylan, and we run NoHo Stays from the Hamakua Coast of Hawai’i Island.

NoHo means “to live, to reside, to stay” in Hawaiian. We picked the name because that’s what we want your trip to feel like — not a vacation rental, but a place where you actually live for a while. Cook breakfast in a real kitchen. Fall asleep to coqui frogs. Wake up and drink coffee while staring at the ocean from 1,200 feet up.

We own or personally manage every property in our collection. There’s no corporate office, no 1-800 number. When you message us, you’re talking to us. If something goes sideways — a hot water question, a road closure, a “where should we eat tonight?” text — we’re the ones who respond, usually within minutes, because we literally live next door.

OUR PLACES

Akaka Falls Retreat — A 6-bedroom home on 25 private acres in Honomu, right up the road from Akaka Falls State Park. Sleeps 14. The house is well renovated and luxurious, with ocean views from the lanai, a hot tub, and more space than you’ll know what to do with. Big hardwood trees across the property but you still get beautiful open views. Close to Honomu town, and one of the best locations on the Hamakua Coast.

Luxury Farm Stay — A 3-bedroom home on our 24-acre working farm. Sleeps 8. Hot tub and cold plunge on-site, a Peloton in the house, and mini farm animals you can hang out with (yes, we have cuddle cows — the kids will lose their minds). Avani designed the interiors and the whole place feels like a boutique hotel that happens to sit on a farm in the middle of the rainforest.

100 Acre Waterfall Ranch — A 4-bedroom fully off-grid home on 100 acres. Sleeps 10. Solar-powered, rainwater catchment, Starlink internet, and private waterfalls on the property. You’ll need 4WD to get there, and that’s part of the point. This one is for people who want to actually disconnect — and then walk five minutes to a waterfall no one else knows about.

WHY BOOK DIRECT

You’ll find our places on Airbnb and VRBO too, but booking through NoHo directly means no platform fees (that’s real money on longer stays), better communication since you’re dealing with us from day one, and flexibility that the big platforms don’t allow.

We’ve hosted hundreds of guests between us. We know which beach to send you to depending on conditions that day, where to get the best poke, which waterfall hike is worth it and which one is a tourist trap. We send all of this in your pre-arrival guide — we want you to experience this island the way we do.

A hui hou — until we meet again.

— Avani & Dylan

Meet Avani & Dylan