Hawaii Island Resort and the owner Kelly Rene are not to be trusted. She took $ 896.52 from me and did not honor her commitment. I was supposed to stay at Hawaii Island Resort 12/28/23-1/1/24 but due to illness I couldn't make it. I called her before the cancellation period was coming up so I could cancel and get a refund. She said she would call me back but did not. When I called her again, she said it is too late and she will not refund me and that in exchange, when I decide to travel there in the future, I should call her and she would provide me with the accommodations if she had availability. I made plans to go 3/7/24- 3/11/24 and called as she has instructed. At first, she said I never paid for the rental in December and that she has to check her records. I emailed her the confirmation of the credit card transaction in the amount of $ 896.52 and called her 4 times. She would not return my calls. I took a picture of her website on 3/7/2024 which showed she had room available and had even lowered her price ( lower than what I had paid for), but still would not respond to me. Unfortunately, Hawaii Island Resort and Kelly Rene are not to be trusted. In order to make future travelers aware, I also filed a complaint against this business with BBB.