Waipahu

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Waipahu
Waipahu (Hawaii)
Waipahu
Waipahu
Location in Hawaii
Basic data
State : United States
State : Hawaii
County : Honolulu County
Coordinates : 21 ° 24 ′  N , 158 ° 1 ′  W Coordinates: 21 ° 24 ′  N , 158 ° 1 ′  W
Time zone : Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time ( UTC − 10 )
Residents : 38,216 (as of 2010)
Population density : 5,620 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 6.8 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 )
Height : 19 m
Postcodes : 96797
Area code : +1 808
FIPS : 15-79700
GNIS ID : 364878

Waipahu is a place of Honolulu County on the island of O'ahu in the US -amerikanischen State of Hawaii .

geography

Waipahu is located at 21 ° 23'33 "north latitude and 158 ° 0'39" west longitude. The center of Honolulu is 15 kilometers to the southeast. The bays "West Loch" and "Middle Loch" as well as Pearl Harbor are located directly in the south of the village . The Interstate H-1 highway runs through town .

history

The name Waipahu was formed from the words “wai” and “pahū” of the indigenous people and means “water gushing out”. The cultivation of sugar cane began around 1845 , which required a large number of workers. Low-paid workers were preferred to be hired from Japan , China and, in particular, the Philippines . The sugar factory of the "Oahu Sugar Company" (OSCO), built in 1898, was the main employer. It stopped production in 1995 after almost a century of activity.

Today there are numerous shopping malls and sports venues in Waipahu. The tourism industry is becoming increasingly important and already employs many people.

Demographics

The 2010 census showed a population of 38,216 people with an average age of 35.5 years. Almost 67% of the population are descendants of Asian immigrants, the second largest group consists of 15.6% of the native population of Hawaii and other Polynesians , 12.4% are multiracial, Hispanics 6.8% and whites 3.7% of the population.

Sons and daughters

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
  2. ^ Waipahu in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed August 25, 2012
  3. ↑ Hawaiinewsnow
  4. ↑ Waipahu, CDP, Hawaii census.gov , accessed August 26, 2020

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