Ewa Villages, Hawaii
| Ewa Villages, Hawaii | |
|---|---|
| Census-designated place | |
 Location in Honolulu County and the state of Hawaii |
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| Coordinates: 21°20′32″N 158°2′30″W / 21.34222°N 158.04167°WCoordinates: 21°20′32″N 158°2′30″W / 21.34222°N 158.04167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Hawaii |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| • Land | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,108 |
| • Density | 5,500/sq mi (2,100/km2) |
| Time zone | Hawaii-Aleutian (UTC-10) |
| Area code(s) | 808 |
| FIPS code | 15-07485 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1867250 |
Ewa Villages is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the ʻEwa District and the City & County of Honolulu on the leeward side of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi some 20 miles (32 km) from downtown Honolulu. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 6,108.
This area was previously known as ʻEwa (in Hawaiian, ʻewa 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 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.
Ewa Villages is located at 21°20′32″N 158°2′30″W / 21.34222°N 158.04167°W (21.342155, -158.041679), 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.
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