A beige house with a Polynesian design and a shingle roof that nearly droops to the ground is on the market in Diamondhead, a Mississippi Gulf Coast community where Hawaiian influence runs deep — from the road names to the homes themselves.

Surrounded by palm and banana trees, the three-bedroom, 2.5-bath home, built in 1975, sits on Makiki Drive, according to listing agent Megan Bryant. Inside are amber tile floors, high ceilings with exposed beams and an open-plan living area with a brick fireplace.

The compact kitchen offers a warmer palette than the rest of the house, with an arched-brick column, crimson cabinets and a marble countertop. A white staircase leads to a carpeted bedroom with sage-green walls, and at the very top of the home is what Bryant describes as a “crow’s nest” — a

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