'Ewa Villages, Hawaii

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ʻEwa Villages is a housing development and a census-designated place located in the ʻEwa District and the City & County of Honolulu on the leeward side of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi some twenty miles from downtown Honolulu. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 4,741.

This area was previously known as ʻEwa (in Hawaiian, ʻewa means "crooked"). In the late 1800s to early 1900s, ʻEwa was one of the large population centers on the Island of Oʻahu, with industry focused around sugar cane production. The ʻEwa Mill was a major employer that set up residential villages within ʻEwa (from which the modern name arose). Sugar cane is no longer grown on the ʻEwa Plain and ʻEwa is now one of Oʻahu's suburban growth centers—an area of substantial sprawl spreading unbroken to ʻEwa Gentry and ʻEwa Beach on the south, Kalaeloa on the southwest, and Kapolei on the west. This area is now referred to as Oʻahu's Second City, with a city center (downtown) located in Kapolei.

Honouliuli is a former village and now a place name for the north end of ʻEwa, lying along Honouliuli Stream between ʻEwa Villages and Waipahu.

The U.S. postal code for ʻEwa is 96706, the same as for ʻEwa Beach .

[edit] Geography

ʻEwa Villages is located at 21°20'32" North, 158°2'30" West (21.342155, -158.041679)^GR1, inland from ʻEwa Beach along the main thoroughfare of State Rte. 76 (Fort Weaver Road). This highway runs north past Honouliuli to Waipahu, connecting there to Farrington Highway and the H-1 freeway. The main east-west thoroughfare in ʻEwa Villages is Renton Road which connects to Kalaeloa and Kapolei to the west. Eventually the Kapiolei Parkway will replace Renton Road as the main east-west thoroughfare for the Second City south of H-1 and Farrington Highway.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²). 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

ʻEwa is a widely used directional term on Oʻahu, referring to the direction of the town of ʻEwa but meaning westward to those residing and working in Honolulu. Its opposite is "Diamond Head" (located at the east end of Waikīkī) or "Koko Head" (located still further east of downtown Honolulu).

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,741 people, 1,178 households, and 1,003 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,867.9/km² (4,838.6/mi²). There were 1,274 housing units at an average density of 501.9/km² (1,300.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 3.50% White, 0.30% African American, 0.11% Native American, 70.43% Asian, 4.64% Pacific Islander, 0.76% from other races, and 20.27% from two or more races. 8.80% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,178 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.8% were non-families. 11.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.02 and the average family size was 4.33.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,451, and the median income for a family was $52,878. Males had a median income of $28,281 versus $21,491 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,883. 8.6% of the population and 6.7% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 10.3% of those under the age of 18 and 16.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.