Beginning in the early 1960s, the opening of Campbell Industrial Park
brought thousands of new job opportunities to southwest Oahu. Two
petroleum refineries, steel and cement plants, and many other industrial
enterprises started an economic upsurge in this part of Oahu that just
kept growing.
With more jobs came more homes, and the neighborhood continues to
grow. Developer Gentry Homes is building several first-class,
master-planned neighborhoods in central and west Oahu. The company’s Ewa
by Gentry developments in Ewa and Ewa Beach include the new Huelani and
Terrazza communities.
In addition to The Villages of and its innovative new homes, Kapolei
also boasts a business park, shopping center, a 16-screen theater
complex, top medical facilities, commercial work centers, and complexes
for essential government services. These eagerly anticipated state and
city office buildings are now relocating many government offices and
employees to Kapolei.