Pearl City is a town located in the Ewa District in Oahu. It covers several areas such as Wahiawa, Manana, Waimano and Waiau. It has a population of more than 47,000 people. The town is situated near to the Pearl Harbor. Just like most of the towns in Oahu, it is made up people with various racial backgrounds including African American, Asian, Hispanic, and Latino. Public schools that offer different levels of education can be found at Pearl City. You can find elementary, intermediate and high schools in Pearl City. Most of the elementary schools are located in Waimalu. The Highlands Intermediate School is situated in the Pearl City CDP.
Many years ago, the people used to catch shellfish and other types of fishes from the water of Puuloa. Later, the Western people came to Oahu and discovered that the area is indeed magnificent. The Pearl River was attractive to the Western people because there are many oysters that bear pearls under the sea. When they find out that there are many pearl bearing oysters, they want to conduct a pearl trade on the island. At that time, King Kamehameha I was hoping to unite all the Hawaiian Islands together. In the mid ninetieth century, the local people started to raise cattle in the mountain lands. The fast growth of the cattle industry caused the pearl trading industry to wane. In the late ninetieth century, Benjamin F. Dillingham decided to convert the fertile lands in Oahu into a land that produces crops. This marks the beginning of the sugar plantation industry. When World War II broke out, the sugar industry starts to decline because many sugar refineries have been shut down. Today, the main industry in Pearl City is the tourism industry.
Many large business corporations have headquarters in Pearl City. You can go bowling at the Leeward Bowl Inc. There is a college called Leeward Community College in Pearl City. The movie house called Signature Theatres LLC can also be found in Pearl City. Pearl City has many shops. You will find shops selling daily items, handicrafts and etc. Many gift shops in Pearl City offer local craftworks as souvenir for foreigners. Besides the tourism industry, Pearl City also has other thriving industries such as pineapple plantation, fruit farms, cattle rising and etc. There are many types of residential properties you can buy at Pearl City. The average cost of a singe family housing is about $270,000 so it is quite affordable to live there.
