ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii

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Ewa Beach Park

Template:OkinaEwa Beach (Template:IPAc-en)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> or simply Template:OkinaEwa (Template:IPA; Template:Audio) is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Template:OkinaEwa District and the City & County of Honolulu along the coast of Māmala Bay on the leeward side of [[Oahu|OTemplate:Okinaahu]] in Hawaii. As of the 2010 Census, the CDP had a total population of 14,955. The U.S. postal code for Template:OkinaEwa Beach is 96706.

History and etymology

The word Template:Okinaewa means "stray" in Hawaiian.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The name comes from the myth that the gods Kāne and Kanaloa threw a stone to determine the boundaries, but it was lost and later found at Pili o Kahe.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Hawaiian settlement on the Template:OkinaEwa Plain dates back at least to the 12th century C.E., at which time kanaka maoli expanded the main channel of PuTemplate:Okinauloa (Pearl Harbor) before creating fishponds and terraced agricultural fields in the surrounding area. Scholars have recognized Template:OkinaEwa's ancient fishponds as exemplary evidence of Native Hawaiian ingenuity.<ref>Jan Becket and Joseph Singer, eds., Pana OTemplate:Okinaahu: Sacred Stones, Sacred Land (Honolulu: the University of HawaiTemplate:Okinai Press, 1999), 37.</ref>

Before Ewa Beach became a town, it was first a huge plantation farm. With Template:Convert of land sublet by Benjamin Dillingham, W.R. Lowrie became the first plantation manager in 1891, when Hawaiʻi was under the rule of Queen Liliʻuokalani.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ewa Beach is significant for its association with Ewa Sugar Plantation. Throughout the twentieth century, it played a very influential role in Hawaii's culture, economy, and politics.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Along much of the South Shore of [[Oahu|OTemplate:Okinaahu]], Template:OkinaEwa is a reference to the direction of Template:OkinaEwa Beach, roughly westwards along the shore. Related terms are "mauka" (towards the mountains, roughly northwards), "makai" (towards the ocean, roughly south), and Diamond Head or Koko Head, roughly eastwards along the shore.

Geography

Template:OkinaEwa Beach is located at 21°18'56" North, 158°0'26" West.<ref name=gnis>Template:Cite gnis</ref> The main thoroughfare is Fort Weaver Road (State Rte. 76) which runs north (away from the coast) past [[Ewa Villages, Hawaii|Template:OkinaEwa]] to Waipahu, connecting there to Farrington Highway (State Rte. 90) and the H-1 freeway.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert is water. The total area is 24.06% water, consisting entirely of the Pacific Ocean off the island shore.

The Template:OkinaEwa Beach CDP does not include Ocean Pointe, [[Ewa Gentry, Hawaii|Template:OkinaEwa Gentry]], Iroquois Point, or [[Ewa Villages, Hawaii|Template:OkinaEwa Villages]], though these are included within the postal service's ZIP code for the area.<ref name=CDPmap>Template:Cite web
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Demographics

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Ewa beach view to southwest

As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> there were 16,415 people forming 3,415 households in the CDP. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the CDP was 6.1% White, 0.0% African American, 0.0% Native American, 54.5% Asian, 11.6% Pacific Islander 11.6% Hispanic or Latino of any race, and 27.6% from two or more races.

There were 3,415 households, out of which 19.% had children under the age of 18 and a further 5.1% children under 5 living with them. The average household size was 4.38 people per household.

As of the 2020 census, the median income for a household in the CDP was $114,207 with the per capita income for the CDP was $32,248. 6.4% of the population were recorded as below the poverty line.

Government and infrastructure

The United States Postal Service operates the Template:OkinaEwa Beach Post Office in Template:OkinaEwa Beach.<ref>"Post Office Location – Ewa Beach Template:Webarchive." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on May 19, 2010.</ref> The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is also headquartered in the CDP.

Education

Template:OkinaEwa Beach is served by the Hawai'i Department of Education.<ref name=CDPmap/>

Elementary schools in the 'Ewa Beach CDP include Template:OkinaEwa Beach,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> KaTemplate:Okinaimiloa,<ref>Kaimiloa Elementary</ref> and Pohakea.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ilima Intermediate School, and James Campbell High School are in 'Ewa Beach CDP.<ref>Ilima Intermediate</ref>

Schools nearby but outside the CDP include Iroquois Point Elementary School (near but not in the Iroquois Point CDP),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>2010 Map: Template:Cite web
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The Hawaii State Public Library System operates the Ewa Beach Public & School Library. Established on the property of Campbell High on August 28, 1971, it is a dual purpose school library and community library.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Little League World Series

In 2005, the team from Template:OkinaEwa Beach, representing (locally) West OTemplate:Okinaahu and the United States, captured the Little League World Series crown, beating Curaçao 7–6 in an extra inning after a walk-off home run by Michael Memea.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Notable people

• David Alcos, politician
• Bretman Rock (born 1998), social media personality
• Tua Tagovailoa (born 1998), American football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins
• Taulia Tagovailoa (born 2000), American football quarterback for the Canadian football team Hamilton Tiger-Cats