Wahiawa

Wahiawa, Hawaii
—  CDP  —
Location in Honolulu County and the state of Hawaii
Coordinates: 21°30′9″N 158°1′23″W / 21.5025°N 158.02306°W / 21.5025; -158.02306
Country	United States
State	Hawaii
Area
- Total	2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2)
- Land	2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2)
- Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation	942 ft (287 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	16,151
- Density	7,642.8/sq mi (2,950.9/km2)
Time zone	Hawaii-Aleutian (UTC-10)
ZIP code	96786
Area code(s)	808
FIPS code	15-72650
GNIS feature ID	0364420

Wahiawa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, on the island of Oahu. It is located in the Wahiawa District, on the plateau or "central valley" between the two volcanic mountains that comprise the island. In Hawaiian, wahi a wā means "place of noise", perhaps a reference to the fact that once upon a time, heavy surf on the distant coast could be heard here. The population was 16,151 at the 2000 census.

Lakes and reservoirs are rare in Hawaii, and Wahiawa is at once unique in being surrounded on three sides by Lake Wilson (also known as Wahiawa Reservoir or Kaukonahua). The town must be accessed by either of two bridges on Kamehameha Highway (State Rte. 80) across the narrow north and south arms of the reservoir. Outside of the reservoir, the town used to be surrounded by military bases and agricultural fields, but development is making its way up from the increasingly urbanized southern portion of the central plain. Still, there are significant U.S. Army facilities here, including Schofield Barracks, Wheeler Army Airfield, and East Range, an Army training area extending into the hills south and east of town. Schofield Barracks alone is larger than Wahiawa. Wahiawa is also the home of the U.S. Navy's Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific.

The U.S. postal code for Wahiawa is 96786.

Representative and Senator

Hawaii State Senator

• Robert Bunda (D)

Hawaii State Representative

• Marcus Oshiro (D)

Geography

Interstate H-2 freeway, Starts from Waipahu, through Mililani, and ends in Wahiawa.

Wahiawa is located at 21°30′9″N 158°1′23″W / 21.5025°N 158.02306°W / 21.5025; -158.02306 (21.502574, -158.022938).^[1]

Vehicular routes heading towards the North Shore from Wahiawa are Kamehameha Highway (State Rte. 80) to Haleiwa and Kaukonahua Road (State Rte. 801) to Waialua. Wheeler and Schofield are reached along Wilikina Drive(Wahiawa Bypass) (State Rte. 99), which bypasses Wahiawa from the south bridge, a road that eventually connects to both Kamehameha Highway and Kaukonahua Road northwest of town. Kamehameha Highway continues south (as State Rte. 99) past Wheeler to Mililani Town. However, the Interstate H-2 terminates at Wilikina Drive near the Kamehameha Highway intersection, and is a less congested route southward to Mililani and beyond to Pearl City and Honolulu via Interstate H-1. Kunia Road (State Rte. 750) runs from Wilikina Dr., between Schofield and Wheeler (on the bypass), then southward along the mostly still agricultural western side of the plain to Kunia and Waipahu beyond.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²), of which, 2.1 square miles (5.5 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it (11.34%) is water.

Mt. Ka'ala the highest peak in Oahu (4,003 ft) is located in Wahiawa.

Wahiawa Reservoir or Lake Wilson is located in Wahiawa, the second largest reservoir in Hawaii (302 acres). It is used to irrigate agricultural fields including the Dole Pineapple Plantation fields located at the northern part of Wahiawa all the way towards Oahu's North Shore where it empties.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000,^[2] there were 16,151 people, 5,376 households, and 3,956 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 7,642.8 people per square mile (2,955.4/km²). There were 5,900 housing units at an average density of 2,791.9/sq mi (1,079.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 11.31% White, 2.02% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, 45.77% Asian, 9.62% Pacific Islander, 1.83% from other races, and 29.14% from two or more races. 11.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,376 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 18.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.45.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,257, and the median income for a family was $46,524. Males had a median income of $32,018 versus $25,287 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,366. 16.7% of the population and 13.5% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 23.8% of those under the age of 18 and 9.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Schools

Public schools

Hawaii State Department of Education operates public schools.

Elementary schools in the CDP include Iliahi, Kaala, Samuel K. Solomon, and Wahiawa. Major Sheldon Wheeler is inside the CDP, while Wahiawa Middle School is adjacent to the CDP. Leilehua High School is inside the CDP.^[3]

Private schools

Elementary School

• Our Lady of Sorrow (Catholic)
• Trinity Lutheran Church and School (Lutheran)
• First Baptist Church
• Ho'ala School
• Abundant Life United Pent Church
• Maranatha Christian Academy
• Hawaii Matsuritaiko

Bridges

• Karsten Thot Bridge 1932 (Truss bridge)
• Kaukonahua Bridge 1944
• Wilson Bridge

Notable natives

• Adrian Murrell, player in the NFL
• Al Harris, player in the NFL
• Lauvale Sape, player in the NFL
• Antonio Taguba, general in the United States Army

Films

Movies that were filmed in Wahiawa:
From Here to Eternity (1953)

• Schofield Barracks

Pearl Harbor (2001)

• Wheeler Army Airfield

Lost (2004)

• Leilehua High School

Waianae Range

File:Waianae Range.jpg

View of Waianae Range from East Range, Schofield Barracks in Wahiawa. The highest peak is called Mt. Ka'ala.

Gallery

Dole Food Company was founded in 1851 in Wahiawa, Hawaii.	Dole's Plantation Garden Maze recaptured the world record of world's largest maze in 2008 occupying 137,194 square feet. The maze lost the record in 2001 to Peace Maze in Northern Ireland which is currently measures in at 118,403. [1]	Pineapple plantation field in Wahiawa is where the Dole pineapple industry started.	Wahiawa is the home of 25th I.D. Tropical Lightning since 1908. Currently basing more than 15,000 soldiers in Schofield Barracks and growing.
Naval satellites in Wahiawa	Wahiawa Botanical Garden, one of the tourist spots in Wahiawa.	Wahiawa Botanical Garden.

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "Wahiawa CDP." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.

External links

• Community website

• Wahiawā, Hawai'i is at coordinates 21°30′09″N 158°01′23″W / 21.502574°N 158.022938°W / 21.502574; -158.022938 (Wahiawā, Hawai'i)Coordinates: 21°30′09″N 158°01′23″W / 21.502574°N 158.022938°W / 21.502574; -158.022938 (Wahiawā, Hawai'i)

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