Reef House Puako is a true old Hawaii getaway right on the blue Pacific Ocean. Snorkel with sea turtles from the sand and lava beach, explore tide pools, lounge in hammocks under the palms, watch for a green flash sunset, or just hang out at the two blue cottages with ocean and Maui views from almost every window. This will be a place you'll never want to leave.

Guests who have spent time here best understand its enchantment. One guest captured a classic Reef House day with the "Operator's Guide to Puako" he wrote in the guestbook:

Spend your day watching the "surf and breeze" channel.

When you hear Tweet--tweet--tweet, tweet, tweet, it's time to get up. Smell the soft morning air and gaze on the golden light illuminating the palms. Set out for your morning walk -- Ruddles at the end of the road, Waialea Bay, or the Mauna Lani & beyond. Back "home," it's tropical fruit salad with vanilla yogurt and nutmeg on the sea wall to watch for whales & size up the day's snorkeling/diving possibilities. Catch the morning rays for an hour "power tan" then don mask and fins and join your turtle buddies in a dive or snorkel. Then a garden shower and its LUNCHTIME!!

	Look closely or you may miss the turtles sunning on the beach! These Green Sea Turtles feed and bask in the cove in front of the house, up to fifteen at at time.

Three-bean & potato salads, kim-chee, and a couple of Beck's from the freezer with fresh lime. You can't maintain this pace without pause, so grab that classic Ray Chandler detective novel and ease into the hammock for an early nap. As the afternoon nears its end, head down to Hapuna for some "bobbin" in the surf or body surfing. The Hawaiian legend says that if you miss a sunset at Puako, you won't return, so be sure to be back in time for sushi and Tanqueray and tonics at the seawall, watching the big orange ball ooze down the horizon. Then fire up the kiawe charcoal in the grill and cook a succulent ono filet from Laau's.

After dinner, wrap up in a beach towel on the loungers and sip an ice-cold sauterne while counting the shooting stars. When your lids start to droop, shuffle off to bed with your sweetheart and dream serenely of the next day to come!"