With a population of approximately 15,000, Hawaiian Gardens is the smallest city in Los Angeles County. The city got its name from a shack refreshment stand decorated with palm fronds and bamboo that opened at the corner of Carson and Norwalk boulevards in 1927 by an unknown businessman. The stand was said to resemble a Hawaiian Garden and because it was the then-rural area’s main landmark for many years, the name stuck as the small town grew up around it. It is located just off the 605 Freeway, bordered by Long Beach, Lakewood and Cypress. As one of seven Los Angeles County cities that allow casino gambling, more than half of the city’s revenues come from the Hawaiian Gardens Casino, a card club.
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