Kaimuki, Hawaii

In the 19th century the area was a farm of King Kalākaua, where ostriches roamed wild over the mountain side.

Now a mix of residential area with a small business district (mainly restaurants and service industries), it is located in the urbanized Honolulu region near Kahala and Diamond Head.

Its name comes from Ka imu kī meaning "The ti root oven" in the Hawaiian language.

[1] The area was known for the many ovens used to bake roots of kī Cordyline fruticosa, or ti, into a sweet food similar to candy.

[2] Pu‘u o Kaimukī aka “Kaimuki Hill” is the predominant feature of the area and has been a reservoir, a telegraph station, an observatory, and now a park.