ʻAiea (Hawaii)
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 Location in county and Hawaii
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Hawaii |
| County : | Honolulu County |
| Coordinates : | 21 ° 23 ′ N , 157 ° 56 ′ W |
| Residents : | 9,338 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 2,171.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.6 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 4.3 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) are land |
| Postal code : | 96701 |
| FIPS : | 15-00550 |
| GNIS ID : | 358456 |
 View from ʻAiea on Pearl Harbor . USS Missouri is visible on the right edge of the picture. |
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Aiea is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County on the island of O'ahu in the US state of Hawaii with 9,019 inhabitants (2000).
geography
'Aieas geographical coordinates are 21 ° 23 ' N , 157 ° 56' W . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has an area of 4.5 km² , of which 4.3 km² is land and 0.3 km² (5.71%) is water. The local residents understand the term ʻAiea in general not only the area allotted to the CDP, but almost the entire area between the east of Pearl Harbor to ʻAiea Bay, including the rising hill country northwards to the Ko`olau mountains.
history
ʻAiea was originally the name of an ahupuaʻa , a Hawaiian land division . ʻAiea extended from ʻAiea Bay (part of Pearl Harbors ) to the mountains in the north. A sugar cane plantation was established here by the Honolulu Plantation Company at the end of the 19th century .
Since ʻAiea shares several miles of coastline with Pearl Harbor, the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941 had a major impact on the city. For example, a damaged ship, the USS Vestal, ran aground off ʻAiea to prevent it from sinking. Many photographers positioned themselves in the hills around Aiea during the attack.
After the Second World War, the plantation was closed and the mill was converted into a sugar refinery. Meanwhile, developers began to expand the city into the former cultivation areas. Since then, the city has grown into an important suburb of Honolulu . The history of Aiea sugar industry ended in 1998. After the refinery was closed in 1996, the owners demolished the 99-year-old sugar mill in 1998 amid protests from residents and the government.