Editing Aiea, Hawaii

{{Short description|Census-designated place in Hawaii, United States}}
{{For|the tree known as {{okina}}Aiea or kāwa{{okina}}u|Ilex anomala}}
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'''ʻAiea''' ({{IPAc-en|aɪ|ˈ|eɪ|ə}}; {{langx|haw|ʻAiea}}, {{IPA|haw|ʔɐjˈɛjə|pron}}) is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) located in the [[Honolulu County, Hawaii|City and County of Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]], United States. As of the [[United States 2010 Census|2010 Census]], the CDP had a total population of 9,338.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

== Geography ==
ʻAiea is located at {{Coord|21|23|9|N|157|55|51|W|type:city}} (21.385900, &minus;157.930927).<ref name="GR1" /> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|1.6|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} of it (5.71%) is water.<ref name="GR1" />

[[Kamehameha Highway]] (Hawaii Route 99) divides most of ʻAiea from the shore of [[Pearl Harbor]] (mostly US government property), and the parallel major thoroughfare, [[Interstate H-1]], further cuts the town's commercial district into two distinct areas.  These east–west routes (and other streets, such as Moanalua Road) connect ʻAiea to [[Pearl City, Hawaii|Pearl City]], immediately adjacent on the west, and [[Halawa, Hawaii|Halawa]], adjacent on the east. The residential area known as ʻAiea Heights extends up the ridgeline above the town. The communities of Newtown Estates and Royal Summit are located at the western edge of ʻAiea near its border with Pearl City at Kaahumanu Street. Residents of the census-designated places (CDP) of [[Waimalu, Hawaii|Waimalu]] and Hālawa use ʻAiea in their [[United States Postal Service#Elements of addressing and preparing domestic mail|postal address]].
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== Climate ==
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|location = Aiea - Aloha Stadium
|single line = Y
|Jan high F = 78.5
|Feb high F = 80.5
|Mar high F = 79.0
|Apr high F = 81.1
|May high F = 83.3
|Jun high F = 84.0
|Jul high F = 84.8
|Aug high F = 86.4
|Sep high F = 86.8
|Oct high F = 85.2
|Nov high F = 80.0
|Dec high F = 77.9
|year high F = 82.5
|Jan low F = 62.8
|Feb low F = 65.0
|Mar low F = 64.8
|Apr low F = 66.5
|May low F = 68.3
|Jun low F = 70.2
|Jul low F = 71.4
|Aug low F = 71.9
|Sep low F = 71.9
|Oct low F = 70.2
|Nov low F = 65.8
|Dec low F = 63.1
|year low F = 67.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.5
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.3
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.4
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.7
|May precipitation inch = 2.5
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.1
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.9
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.8
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.9
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.8
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.2
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.7
|year precipitation inch = 26.8
|source 1 = Weatherbase <ref name=Weatherbase>
{{cite web
|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=271015&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Aiea - Aloha Stadium, Hawaii
|publisher=Weatherbase
|year=2011
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Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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|date=November 2011
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== History ==
[[File:Oahu ahupuaa.gif|thumb|280px|left|Historically, {{okina}}Aiea was an [[ahupua'a|ahupuaʻa]], or area of land ruled by chief or king and managed by the members of the [[alii|{{okina}}ali{{okina}}i]].]]
[[File:Honolulu Sugar Company.png|alt=ʻAiea Sugar Mill (c. 1915)|thumb|ʻAiea Sugar Mill (c. 1915)]]
"{{okina}}Aiea" was originally the name of an ''[[Ahupua'a|ahupua{{okina}}a]]'', or Hawaiian land division. The name was derived from a species of plant in the [[Solanum|nightshade]] [[Solanaceae|family]], ''[[Nothocestrum latifolium]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.nativeplantnetwork.org/Content/Articles/4-1NPJ48-51.pdf |title=The Pū ʻOlē ʻOlē |first=AC |last=Medeiros |date=Spring 2003 |journal=Native Plants |publisher=Native Plants Network |page=51 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716095336/http://www.nativeplantnetwork.org/Content/Articles/4-1NPJ48-51.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-16 }}</ref> It stretched from {{okina}}Aiea Bay (part of [[Pearl Harbor]]) into the mountains to the north.

At the end of the 19th century, a [[Sugar plantations in Hawaii|sugarcane plantation]] commonly known as ʻAiea Sugar Mill was opened in the district by the Honolulu Sugar Company.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Register Of The Oahu Sugar Company, 1897–1940 |url=https://www2.hawaii.edu/~speccoll/p_oahu.html |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=UHM Library Hawaiian Collection HSPA}}</ref>

In July 1941, five months before the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]], [[Commander (United States)|Commander]] [[Thomas C Latimore]] from {{USS|Dobbin}}, vanished while walking in the hills above ʻAiea. Despite several major searches and a naval investigation, his disappearance has never been explained. Within the U.S. Navy, many believed he might have been abducted and killed by a local Hawaiian [[:Category:Japanese spies|Japanese spy ring]] because he had either stumbled upon their activities in the hills or had been specifically targeted because of his background in Naval Intelligence.<ref name="LaForte">{{cite book |last=Robert S. La Forte and Ronald E. Marcello |title=Remembering Pearl Harbor: Eyewitness Accounts by U.S. Military Men and Women |date=1992-03-01 |type=Paperback |publisher=Ballantine Books |location=New York |isbn=978-0-345-37380-9 |chapter=Maps |page=[https://archive.org/details/rememberingpearl0000unse/page/314 314] |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/rememberingpearl0000unse/page/314 }}</ref>

On December 7, 1941, a large part of the Japanese attack focused on the military installations around the town and the ships moored off shore. For example, one damaged ship, {{USS|Vestal|AR-4|6}}, beached in ʻAiea Bay to prevent sinking. Many people photographed the attack from the hills in ʻAiea. Part of [[Naval Base Hawaii]] was built in ʻAiea, including the [[Aiea Naval Hospital]] and the [[Nimitz Bowl]].

After World War II the plantation shut down and the mill was converted into a [[sugar refinery]]. Meanwhile, developers started extending the town into the surrounding former sugarcane fields. In the years since then, ʻAiea has grown into an important suburb of [[Honolulu]]. The town's sugar history came to a close in 1996, when [[California and Hawaiian Sugar Company|C&H Sugar]] closed the refinery. Then in 1998, the 99-year-old sugar mill was torn down by the owners, amid protests from town residents and the County government.

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|2020= 10408
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 9,019 people, 2,758 households, and 2,258 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|5,463.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,831 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,714.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 16.25% [[Race (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.85% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.14% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 58.31% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 5.08% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.77% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 18.59% from two or more races.  5.47% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 2,758 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.1% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 3.51.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years.  For every 100 females there were 96.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $71,155, and the median income for a family was $75,992. Males had a median income of $41,384 versus $32,394 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $25,111.  4.6% of the population and 3.4% of families were below the [[poverty line]].  Out of the total population, 8.1% of those under the age of 18 and 4.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

==Attractions==
ʻAiea is the home of [[Pearlridge]], Hawaii's largest enclosed shopping center and second largest shopping center in the state. The mall is separated into two sections, known as Uptown and Downtown, and includes a [[monorail]]. There is a hospital located on mall property ([[Pali Momi Medical Center]]), and Hawaii's largest [[watercress]] farm (Sumida Farm).

[[Aloha Stadium]], formerly home of the [[Hawaii Warriors football|University of Hawai{{okina}}i Warriors football team]], and the host site for the [[Hawaii Bowl|Hawai{{okina}}i Bowl]] every [[Christmas Eve]] and the [[National Football League]]'s [[Pro Bowl]] every February (except in {{nfly|2009}}), was located in the adjacent Halawa CDP.<ref name="Halawa CDP, Hawaii">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st15_hi/place/p1510000_halawa/DC10BLK_P1510000_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Halawa CDP, HI|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2020-10-08}}
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ʻAiea is home to [[Keaiwa Heiau]], an ancient [[medicine]] shrine. There is a {{convert|4.5|mi|km|adj=on}} loop trail. A World War II plane crashed in the trail and can be seen halfway through.

==Government and infrastructure==
The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the ʻAiea Post Office.<ref>
"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/aiea-99-040-kauhale-st-aiea-hi-1352455 Post Office Location - AIEA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100307024652/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/aiea-99-040-kauhale-st-aiea-hi-1352455 |date=2010-03-07 }} ." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on May 19, 2010.
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The [[Hawaii Department of Public Safety]] operates the [[Halawa Correctional Facility]] in an area near ʻAiea.<!--Sources may say "in Aiea" but the prison is outside of the Aiea CDP in an area that is not within any CDP--><ref>"[http://hawaii.gov/psd/corrections/institutions-division/prisons/halawa-correctional-facility Halawa Correctional Facility]." [[Hawaii Department of Public Safety]]. Retrieved on May 19, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-1398882/Bravery-intelligence-and-instinct-save.html Bravery, intelligence and instinct save a life.]" ''[[Corrections Today]]''. February 1, 2002. Retrieved on May 19, 2010. "Robyn Kalahiki hostage in the medical unit of the Halawa  Correctional Facility in Aiea Hawaii"</ref>

[[Camp H. M. Smith]], headquarters of the [[United States Pacific Command]], is located in ʻAiea.

==Education==
All areas of Hawaii are served by public schools of the [[Hawaii Department of Education]].

Alvah A. Scott Elementary School is in the ʻAiea CDP.<ref name="AieaMap">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st15_hi/place/p1500550_aiea/DC10BLK_P1500550_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Aiea CDP, HI|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2020-10-08}}</ref> ʻAiea and Gus Webling elementary schools are in the adjacent Halawa CDP.<ref name="Halawa CDP, Hawaii"/> Pearl Ridge Elementary School<!--Listed with an Aiea address--> is in the [[Waimalu, Hawaii|Waimalu CDP]].<ref name=WaimaluMap>2010 Map: {{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st15_hi/place/p1577750_waimalu/DC10BLK_P1577750_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Waimalu CDP, HI|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2020-10-08}}<br>2000 Map: {{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st15_Hawaii/Place/1577750_Waimalu/CBP1577750_001.pdf|title=CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: WAIMALU CDP|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2020-10-08}} - Compare this map to addresses of schools</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pearlrid.k12.hi.us/contact.html|title=Contact|publisher=Pearl Ridge Elementary School|access-date=2020-10-09|quote=98-940 Moanalua Road Aiea, HI 96701}}</ref> Waimalu Elementary School<!--Listed with an Aiea address--> was in Waimalu CDP in 2000,<ref name=WaimaluMap/> but in 2010 is now in [[Pearl City, Hawaii|Pearl City CDP]].<ref>2010 Map: {{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st15_hi/place/p1562600_pearl_city/DC10BLK_P1562600_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Pearl City CDP, HI|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2020-10-08}}<br>2000 Maps: {{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st15_Hawaii/Place/1562600_PearlCity/CBP1562600_000.pdf|title=CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: PEARL CITY CDP|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2020-10-09}} - pages [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st15_Hawaii/Place/1562600_PearlCity/CBP1562600_001.pdf 1] and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st15_Hawaii/Place/1562600_PearlCity/CBP1562600_002.pdf 2]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.waimaluelementary.org/|title=Home|publisher=Waimalu Elementary School|access-date=2020-10-09|quote=98-825 Moanalua Road Aiea, HI 96701}}</ref>

ʻAiea Intermediate School is in Halawa CDP,<ref name="Halawa CDP, Hawaii"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aieais.k12.hi.us/|title=Home|publisher=Aeia Intermediate School|access-date=2020-10-09|quote=99-600 Kulawea Street Aiea, Hawaii}}</ref> and [[Aiea High School]] are the secondary schools in the ʻAiea CDP.<ref name="AieaMap"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aieahs.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221134410/http://aieahs.org/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 21, 2008|title=Home|publisher=[[Aeia High School]]|access-date=2020-10-09|quote=98-1276 Ulune Street, Aiea, HI 96701}}</ref>

Private schools in the area include St. Elizabeth Catholic School (of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu]]) in ʻAiea CDP,<ref name="AieaMap"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://steliz-hi.org/|title=Home|publisher=St. Elizabeth Catholic School|access-date=2020-10-10|quote=99-310 Moanalua Road Aiea, HI  96701}}</ref> and Our Savior Lutheran School ([[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod|LCMS]]) in Waimalu CDP (ʻAiea address),<ref name=WaimaluMap/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://oursaviorlutheranschool.org/|title=Home|publisher=Our Savior Lutheran School|access-date=2020-10-10|quote=98-1098 Moanalua Rd, ‘Aiea, Hawai‘i 96701}}</ref> both of which are [[K-8 schools]].

==Notable people==
* [[Dennis Alexio]], kickboxer and actor
* [[Brandon Elefante]], politician
* [[Scott G. Gier]], author
* [[Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu]], Hawaiian chanter
* [[Joe Kuroda]], politician
* [[Robert T. Kuroda]], Medal of Honor recipient
* [[Dennis Lajola]], tennis player
* [[Lori Matsukawa]], television news journalist
* [[Bette Midler]], singer, actress, comedian and author
* [[Marc Miyake]], linguist
* [[Gary Okihiro]], author and scholar
* [[Maria Quiban]], weather anchor
* [[Garret T. Sato]], actor
* [[Mark Takai]], member of the United States House of Representatives
* [[Tuufuli Uperesa]], football player

==References==
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