Kaimuki, Oahu

A  L  O  H  A !

“ As soon as I stop

 wishing for things 

to be different,
 I am met 

by the beauty 

of what 

is. ”

 

 Katrina Kenison.

Kaimuki 

was the first large subdivision

 outside of Honolulu

 Today she is a neighborhood

 of the City & County.

Locals see Diamond Head 

from Every angle.

I used a Kaimuki shot

 from 'behind'

the crater

for the cover of my

Hawaii novel.

[ see the cover

Here ]

 

 The landmark

 as it is know around the world:

in profile at the end of 

Waikiki Beach

I like Kaimuki,

 it's hilly-

fun to ride on my 

scooter.

 In 1898, 
two businessmen 

bought 520 acres of land there 

for 20,000 dollars,

 envisioning a modern, high class

 residential area 

among the red, rocky hills 

and subsistence dairy farms.

Fee simple house lots 

were offered for 400 to 600

 dollars each.

 Without paved roads

 it was a hard sell. 

And so far from

town!

The devlopers even offered

 a 50 dollar "Bounty" 

for every baby born 

in Kaimuki!

Look at the overhanging eaves,

and raised attic vent

for the cooling 

Trade Winds

to blow through.

Contemporary Hawaii

buildings continue

these 'local touches'

like these apartments

in Waikiki do:

I love the sweet old

 narrow streets,

 and the small, indigenous 

Hawaii style houses
of Kaimuki.

Kaimuki is like a museum

of Honolulu's 20th Century.

Wonder who lives

here:

You never know which celebrities are laying low in Hawaii!

“ Trust that little voice

 in your head that says

 'Wouldn't it be interesting if..';
And then do it.”

Duane Michals

Just another perfect day. . . 

in Honolulu

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