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History · Ewa Beach

Ewa Beach’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

ʻEwa Beach () or simply ʻEwa (Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˈʔɛvə]; ) is a census-designated place (CDP) located in ʻEwa District and the City & County of Honolulu along the coast of Māmala Bay on the leeward side of Oʻahu in Hawaii. As of the 2020 Census, the CDP had a total population of 16,415. The U.S. postal code for ʻEwa Beach is 96706.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 14,955 to 16,415 (+10%). Half of its homes were built before 1969.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ewa Beach yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Ewa Beach is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ewa Beach has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Ewa Plain Battlefield in Kalaeloa, 2.7 miles away.

Ewa Beach and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Ewa Beach. Tap a dot.
Ewa Plain BattlefieldOkiokilepe PondOahu Railway and Land Company Right-of-WayOur Lady of Peace CathedralBattery HawkinsBattery Hawkins Annex

Closest to Ewa Beach

Ewa Plain BattlefieldKalaeloa · District2.7miOkiokilepe PondIroquois Point · Site2.7miOahu Railway and Land Company Right-of-WayWest Loch Estate · Structure2.9miOur Lady of Peace CathedralIroquois Point · Built 18433miBattery HawkinsHickam Housing · Structure3mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Ewa Plain Battlefield’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Ewa Beach?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Ewa Beach’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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