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25-401: Mililani sits on former plantation fields owned by Castle & Cooke , which began planning for its development in 1958 under its Oceanic Properties subsidiary. Castle & Cooke's plan was to collaborate with planners and architects on making Mililani Town a satellite city that would satisfy Oʻahu's pent-up demand for housing with a new affordable community. It was planned to eventually support

50-516: A blend of townhome and single family units. Mililani Town is located at 21°26′46″N 158°00′51″W  /  21.4460°N 158.0142°W  / 21.4460; -158.0142 , near the center of Oʻahu Island, on the plateau or "central valley" between the two volcanic mountains that comprise the island. It is in the Central District and the City & County of Honolulu . The town

75-556: A clerk in 1858 and rose to become a partner by 1865. Over the next few decades, the company invested heavily in Hawaii's sugar industry, running plantations in Kohala and Haiku . Atherton became president after the deaths of Cooke in 1871 and Castle in 1894 when the company incorporated. After the death of Atherton, George Parmele Castle (1851–1932) became president. G. P. Castle retired in 1916 and Edward Davies Tenney became chairman. In

100-661: A community effort to clean up drinking water contaminated with agricultural pesticides. It is the only community in Hawaiʻi ever to receive this distinction. On April 6, 1990, ground was broken for Mililani Mauka, a newer and more upscale community east of the Interstate H-2. The first homeowners moved into Mauka in 1992. In 2003, Mililani was designated as the pilot site for the City and County of Honolulu's curbside recycling program. In 2005, Money magazine named Mililani as one of

125-487: A golf course. Mililani homeowners must pay dues to the Mililani Town Association, which enforces covenants and design standards, and provides recreational facilities including several pools. The Mililani Golf Club is a par-72, 6,455-yard course that is open to the public. The Mililani Technology Park is a nearby campus-like park that is zoned for high-tech industries. The older portion of Mililani to

150-468: A population of 75,000 people. Architect and developer Al Boeke , who would later create the planned community of Sea Ranch, California , was the development director of Mililani. The first homes in Mililani went on sale on June 23, 1968. In 1976, Interstate H-2 opened for Mililani, cutting travel time from Mililani to Honolulu in half. In 1986, Mililani was named an All-America City in recognition of

175-451: Is often difficult, since methodologies, definitions and data quality can vary greatly. Since the 1990s, the OECD has conducted regular surveys among its 38 member countries using a standardized methodology and set of questions. Per capita income is often used to measure a sector's average income and compare the wealth of different populations. Per capita income is also often used to measure

200-629: Is somewhat physically confined between the two large central Oʻahu gulches of Waikele and Kīpapa. Travelling north on either Kamehameha Highway (State Rte. 99) or Interstate H-2 connects the traveller with Wahiawā . Travelling south on either of these arteries connects to Waipiʻo . According to the United States Census Bureau , the Mililani Town CDP has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.4 km), of which 7,386 square metres (79,500 sq ft), or 0.07%,

225-592: Is water. The U.S. postal code for Mililani is 96789 . As of the census of 2020, there were 28,121 people, 8,934 households, and 3.07 people per household. The population density was 7,014.5 people per square mile. There were 9,272 housing units and the owner-occupied housing unit rate was 79.7%. The racial makeup of the CDP was 48.1% Asian, 14.0% White, 2.4% African American, 4.6% Pacific Islander, and 10.9% were Hispanic or Latino. 30.0% were two or more races. There were 9,010 households, out of which 43.1% had children under

250-591: The Mililani Mauka CDP: Mililani Mauka Elementary School, Mililani ʻIke Elementary School, and Mililani Middle School. Castle %26 Cooke Castle & Cooke, Inc. , is a Los Angeles -based company that was once part of the Big Five companies in territorial Hawaii . The company at one time did most of its business in agriculture , including becoming, through mergers with the modern Dole Food Company ,

275-639: The 14.7 megawatt Mililani Solar II developed by Clearway Energy Group began its operation alongside the Mililani Agricultural Park. Originally started by the developer SunEdison , Hawaiian Electric broke its ties to the firm in February 2016 before SunEdison's bankruptcy proceedings. San Francisco-based Clearway's predecessor the NRG Energy's Community Solar division, took over the project at the end of November 2016. On January 22, 2019,

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300-633: The 1910s, the company, along with three other Big Five companies, invested in Matson Navigation Company . Tenney became president of Matson after William Matson 's death. In 1931, the company also bought a 21 percent share of the Hawaiian Pineapple Company, which was later renamed the Dole Food Company . After the death of Tenney, Alexander G. Budge became president in 1935. Castle & Cooke bought

325-602: The 6th largest Hawaiian island of Lanai from Castle & Cooke for $ 300 million (~$ 394 million in 2023). In April 2016, a project in central Oahu that had faced extensive delays was approved by the Hawaii State Supreme Court . The Koa Ridge project aims to build 3,500 homes, which were initially valued at $ 300,000 each. The project broke ground in November 2017. Per capita income Per capita income ( PCI ) or average income measures

350-602: The CDP was $ 24,427. About 2.5% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over. The United States Postal Service operates the Mililani Post Office. In 2017, the state approved NRG Energy, Inc. to build a 14.7 megawatt solar farm project near Mililani called Lanikuhana Solar. Hawaiian Electric Companies (HECO) will buy electricity from this solar farm at 11.4 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for 22 years. On September 10, 2019,

375-558: The Clearway Energy Group obtained NRG Community Solar's assets. In March 2019, the Public Utilities Commission approved Clearway Energy Group to build a 39 megawatt solar farm with a 39 MW / 156 megawatt-hour battery storage project near Mililani called Mililani Solar I. HECO will buy electricity from this solar-plus-storage project at 9 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh). The Mililani Solar I project

400-631: The Tenneco West agricultural operations from Tenneco . In 1991, the company was renamed Dole Food Company. In 1995, the real estate operations of The Dole Food Company were spun off as the newly reformed company Castle & Cooke. The new Castle & Cooke was bought by Dole's CEO, David H. Murdock , who remains the CEO of Castle & Cooke today. On May 2, 2012 (made public in June), Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison signed an agreement to buy most of

425-400: The age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.6% were non-families. 10.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.41. In the CDP, the population was 25.5% under

450-458: The age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 73,067, and the median income for a family was $ 76,338. Males had a median income of $ 47,051 versus $ 31,976 for females. The per capita income for

475-500: The average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such as the American Community Survey . This allows the calculation of per capita income for both the country as a whole and specific regions or demographic groups. However, comparing per capita income across different countries

500-519: The best places to live in the U.S. In 2006, Mililani ʻIke Elementary School first grade teacher Phyllis Nakama-Kawamoto was named Hawaiʻi's American Star of Teaching by the U.S. Department of Education. Mililani is the third wealthiest zip code (96789) in the state of Hawaiʻi, according to the 2006 ranking by Pacific Business News. Although it is largely a bedroom community for Honolulu , Mililani has its own commercial shopping centers, schools (such as Mililani High School ), parks, community centers, and

525-473: The remaining shares of Dole in 1961. Between 1964 and 1968, Castle & Cooke acquired the Standard Fruit Company , adding bananas and other tropical fruits to its existing pineapple operations. In 1978, it acquired Bud Antle Inc., a California-based lettuce and celery farmer; it was renamed Dole Fresh Vegetables in 1989. The company maintained Dole's large pineapple plantations throughout

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550-479: The state, including a particularly large one on the island of Lanai , where Castle & Cooke owned about 95 percent of the island. In the decades that followed, Castle & Cooke began to face severe financial trouble as Hawaii's agriculture industry weakened. In 1985, the company merged with the Flexi-Van Corporation, a transportation leasing company. In 1987, Castle & Cooke acquired most of

575-465: The west of Interstate H-2 is known as Mililani Town . The newer portion of Mililani to the east of Interstate H-2 is known as Mililani Mauka . Almost all of Mililani's commercial and retail centers are in Mililani Town. A third region of Mililani is Launani Valley, a secluded, master planned development located below Mililani Tech Park on Wikao Street. The area was developed by Towne and contains

600-437: The world's largest producer of fruits and vegetables. In 1995, it was spun off from Dole and today most of the company's business is in real estate and residential, commercial and retail development. Castle & Cooke was founded in 1851 as a partnership between Samuel Northrup Castle and Amos Starr Cooke . It was a department store that sold farm tools, sewing equipment, and medicine. Joseph Ballard Atherton joined as

625-509: Was completed by Clearway in 2022. Public schools in Mililani are operated by the Hawaiʻi Department of Education . Elementary schools in the CDP include Kīpapa, Mililani Uka, and Mililani Waena. Mililani High School is located inside the CDP. Hanalani Schools is a private school located in Mililani. It has over 600 students spanning pre-K through 12th grade as of 2022. The following schools have Mililani postal addresses but are in

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