Kapolei & Ewa Beach 248 The Hawaiian legend of the land is rooted in two ancient Hawaiian gods, Kane and Kanaloa. When they discovered the Ewa plains, they liked the large flat area. So, they threw a stone to mark a boundary. When they later searched for the stone, gods could not find it. So, the land became known as Ewa, or the “stone that strayed”. In 1877, Irish businessman James Campbell bought 40,000 acres of land in the Ewa plains, which included Kapolei. Sugar and pineapple plantations boomed. Thirty miles of train track was soon laid to connect Ewa to the Oahu Railway for transporting sugar, molasses, livestock, people and about anything else to the region. Immigrants from Japan, the Philippines and Korea soon joined Hawaiians to farm the fields. These immigrants also moved into newly built plantation villages. By the 1980s, the booming sugar industry started to bust. Now, with the planned construction of thousands of residential units during the next few decades, Ewa Beach is destined to boom again. Into “pau hana” (happy hour) to celebrate the end of a hard work week? Kapolei has you covered! Check out Longhi’s Ko Olina, Waikai, Moani Island Bistro & Bar, Monkeypod Kitchen, Kapolei Golf Club Restaurant,Sakura Japanese Restaurant, Ramen-Ya and Longboards Bar at Marriott’s Ko Olina Beach Grille. The latter (808679-4700) presents signature island cocktails and Hawaiian-style appetizers. Na Opio Kai at The LineUp at Wai Kai
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