ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii

ʻEwa Beach (IPA pronunciation: ['εvɑ]) is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) located in ʻEwa District and the City & County of Honolulu along the leeward coast of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi. As of the 2000 Census, the CDP had a total population of 14,650.

The term "Ewa" means "Stray" in Hawaiian, it comes from the myth that one day the Gods were playing a game of 'ulu maika and while playing one of the "rolling stones" went astray and landed in an area the Gods than called that area Ewa for the stray 'ulu maika.

Along much of the South Shore of Oʻahu, ʻEwa is a reference to the direction of ʻEwa 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.

The U.S. postal code for ʻEwa Beach is 96706 .

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Geography

Location of ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii

ʻEwa Beach is located at 21°19'8" North, 158°0'42" West (21.318860, -158.011722)Template:GR. The main thoroughfare is Fort Weaver Road (State Rte. 76) which runs north (away from the coast) past ʻEwa 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 4.8 km² (1.9 mi²). 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 24.06% water, consisting entirely of the Pacific Ocean off the island shore.

Demographics

As, of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 14,650 people, 3,305 households, and 2,941 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,983.4/km² (10,341.4/mi²). There were 3,515 housing units at an average density of 955.7/km² (2,481.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 11.15% White, 0.66% African American, 0.11% Native American, 49.14% Asian, 10.62% Pacific Islander, 1.03% from other races, and 27.30% from two or more races. 9.70% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,305 households out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.0% were non-families. 7.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.39 and the average family size was 4.47.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $57,073, and the median income for a family was $58,104. Males had a median income of $29,512 versus $23,839 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,807. 9.9% of the population and 8.5% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 12.4% of those under the age of 18 and 6.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Education

‘Ewa Beach is served by the Hawai‘i Department of Education. Specifically, ‘Ewa Beach holds James Campbell High School, Ilima Intermediate School, and six elementary schools - Pohakea Elementary, Ka‘imiloa Elementary, 'Ewa Beach Elementary, 'Ewa Elementary,[http://www.holomua.k12.hi.us/ Holomua Elementary, and the newly constructed Keoneula Elementary School.

Little League World Series

In 2005, the team from ʻEwa Beach, representing (locally) West Oʻahu 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.