ʻEwa was one of the original districts, known as ''moku'', of the island of
Oʻahu in
Ancient Hawaii
Ancient Hawaii is the period of Hawaiian history preceding the establishment in 1795 of the Kingdom of Hawaii by Kamehameha the Great. Traditionally, researchers estimated the first settlement of the Hawaiian islands as having occurred sporad ...
history.
The word ''ʻewa'' means "crooked" or "ill-fitting" in Hawaiian. The name comes from the myth that the gods
Kāne
In Hawaiian mythology, Kāne is considered the highest of the three major Hawaiian deities, along with Kū and Lono. He represented the god of procreation and was worshipped as ancestor of chiefs and commoners. Kāne is the creator and giv ...
and
Kanaloa threw a stone to determine the boundaries, but it was lost and later found at Pili o Kahe.
''ʻEwa'' is used in
Honolulu
Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
to indicate the western direction, in opposition to ''
Diamond Head'' for the eastern direction.
See also
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Ewa Villages, Hawaii
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ʻEwa Gentry, Hawaii
Ewa Gentry is a housing development and, as Ewa Gentry, a census-designated place (CDP) located in the Ewa District and the City & County of Honolulu on the leeward side of Oahu in Hawaii about from Honolulu. As of the 2010 Census, the CDP ...
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ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii
Ewa Beach () or simply Ewa (; ) is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Ewa District and the Honolulu County, Hawaii, City & County of Honolulu along the coast of Māmala Bay on the leeward side of Oahu, Oahu in Hawaii. As of the United St ...
References
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