Ewa Villages is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) located in the ʻEwa District and the City & County of Honolulu on the leeward side of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi approximately from downtown

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. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 7,825. This area was previously known as Ewa (in Hawaiian, ʻ''ewa'' means "crooked"). In the late 19th century to early 20th century, ʻEwa was one of the large population centers on the island of Oʻahu, with industry focused around

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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 ʻ Ewa Gentry and ʻ Ewa 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.

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for ʻEwa is 96706, the same as ʻEwa Beach.

Geography

Ewa Villages is located at (21.342155, -158.041679), inland from ʻ Ewa 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 Kapolei 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

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land. ''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). Honouliuli Internment Camp, a World War II–era

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camp, operated there from 1943 to 1945.

Climate

The climate of ʻEwa Villages is closer to that of

. It is a typical

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(

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: ''BSh'').

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,741 people, 1,178 households, and 1,003 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,274 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 3.50%

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, 0.30%

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, 0.11% Native American, 70.43% Asian, 4.64%

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, 0.76% from other races, and 20.27% from two or more races. 8.80% of the population were

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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

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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

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for the CDP was $12,883. About 6.7% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the

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, including 10.3% of those under the age of 18 and 16.5% of those 65 and older.

Government and infrastructure

The

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operates the Ewa Station Post Office in Ewa Villages.
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Education

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operates public schools. Ewa Elementary School is in the Ewa Villages CDP. Lanakila Baptist School's middle and high school division is in the CDP.

References

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