Aloha microage97 (Dave),
It's nice to see a fellow Hawaii beekeeper here! I'm on Oahu, but do venture over to the Big Island on occasion as my wife was born and raised in Hilo and her sister still lives there so we visit sometimes.
Indeed, I think your bees will be very happy with the palm farm right next to you. :)
I am in a rainforest as well with my primary apiary. I get less honey from our hives at this location than at my north shore locations. I do a lot of live hive removals and the leeward hives that I remove often are highest volume producers. Our frequent rain in the rainforest hampers production among other things (not all of our vegetation in the rainforest having nectar bearing flowers is another challenge which I've learned over the years). You have some vegetation that I don't have over here though, such as 'Ohi'a Lehua (hopefully the deadly fungus that afflicts it isn't in your area) which can yield lots of nectar, so your situation may be different than mine. That said, with it raining 300+ days a year here, I'm always amazed how hard the bees work as even in moderate rain they will forage.
You will encounter SHB in pretty much every hive you setup--manage them as best you can with blaster (oil) traps or swiffer pads or whatever method you prefer. Mainly, however, try and setup your hives in an area that gets the most sunlight on your property--all day sun if you have it since you're in a wet climate like me; If all-day sun isn't an option, then afternoon sun is better than morning sun IMO. You may encounter VM on occasion, but from my experience, they seem to not be as prominent in wetter locations such as ours vs dry leeward locations.
I use Langstroth hives myself but there are many others here that are Top Bar users. Wishing you the best in your beekeeping journey - keep active on the forum!
Matthew