Ocean Pointe is a housing development and a census-designated place (CDP) located in the ?Ewa District and the City & County of Honolulu on the leeward side of O?ahu in Hawai?i about fifteen miles (24 km) from Honolulu. As of the 2010 Census, the CDP had a total population of 8,361.
This general area was previously known just as ?Ewa. In the late 19th century to early 20th century, ?Ewa was one of the large population centers on the Island of O?ahu, with industry focused around sugar cane production. The ?Ewa Mill was a major employer that set up residential villages. Sugar cane is no longer grown on the ?Ewa Plain and Ocean Pointe is now part of O?ahu's new suburban growth center--an area of substantial sprawl spreading unbroken to the south to ?Ewa Beach, north to Honouliuli, and west to Kalaeloa and Kapolei. This area is now referred to as O?ahu's Second City, with a city center (downtown) located in Kapolei.
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Geography
Ocean Pointe is located at 21°18'38" North, 158°2'11" West (21.310556, -158.036389), inland from ?Ewa Beach on the west side of the main thoroughfare, Fort Weaver Road (Hawaii Route 76). This highway runs north past ?Ewa to Waipahu, connecting there to Farrington Highway (State Rte. 90) and the H-1 freeway. A major cross street is Kapolei Parkway, which connects to Kapolei City Center.
More specifically, the CDP is located west of Fort Weaver Road, south of Keaunui Drive, east and south of Essex Road, north of the Pacific Ocean, north of Pupu Place, west of Pupu Street, and north of Papipi Road (not including Papipi Drive, however).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.14 square miles (5.5 km2), of which 2.03 square miles (5.3 km2) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) is covered by water.
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Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 8,361 people, 2,658 households, and 2,194 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4,118.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,590.2/km2). There were 2,928 housing units at an average density of 1,442.4 per square mile (556.9/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 34.6% White, 7.4% African American, 0.6% Native American, 30.5% Asian, 4.1% Pacific Islander, 1.6% from other races, and 21.3% from two or more races. 10.7% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,658 households out of which 46.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. 11.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.40.
In this CDP, the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 38.5% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.1 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.
Development
The developer, Haseko Corporation, bought the community's 1,100 acres (450 hectares) of land "in 1988 and sold its first homes a decade later." The last of the Ocean Pointe community's 2,500 homes were completed in 2008, with development then progressing to Hoakalei. A golf course, designed by Ernie Els, opened at the adjacent Hoakalei Resort in 2009. A marina was under construction since 1997, and its plans were scaled back in November 2011 to a recreational lagoon, with completion of its west end estimated for late 2015 and a hotel/timeshare by 2017. 1,800 homeowners filed a class-action lawsuit against Haseko in July 2013, claiming the developer's change in plans regarding the marina affected their property values. In September 2015, a jury ruled that Haseko must pay the plaintiffs $20 million in punitive damages, plus $1,300 per household (tripled to nearly $4,000 because of its being a consumer protection case); Haseko questioned authorization of the punitive damages award and said it planned to appeal the judgment.
Safeway developed the Laulani Village Shopping Center on 20 acres (8.1 ha) of land at the northeastern tip of the CDP. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on November 3, 2011. City Mill, a chain of O?ahu hardware stores, co-anchors the shopping center. Petco also joined the development's opening on November 16, 2012, with Walgreens and Ross opening in the second quarter of 2013. Safeway's development affiliate, Property Development Centers, sold the 223,000-square-foot (20,700 m2) shopping center in January 2014 for nearly $100 million to Terramar Retail Centers of San Diego.
Construction of a 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m2) replacement ?Ewa Beach Fire Station began in Ocean Pointe in late 2010 after a groundbreaking in October 2008; the project was built on 1 acre (0.40 ha) of donated land at the northeast corner of Keone?ula Boulevard and Kaileole?a Drive and opened with a dedication ceremony on January 29, 2013.
Education
The Hawai?i Department of Education operates the public schools; those within the CDP include Ewa Makai Middle School (2011), Keone?ula Elementary School (2007), and ?Ewa Beach Elementary School (1959). Most of Ocean Pointe's neighborhoods are zoned to attend the newer elementary school. A local private school is the Seagull School at Ocean Pointe.
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