Ewa Beach is a hidden gem with friendly neighbors, a beautiful view of Honolulu, and incredibly easy beach access. With this house, you are paying for the location and the proximity to the beach is very valuable in Hawaii. The house is very small and simple, but, surprisingly efficient enough for our family of five to live there for a whole month. The kitchen is tight but we managed to cook dinner 6 nights a week and make it work.
As you will read in the other reviews, there are some funny quirks about this neighborhood. There is a firing range nearby and you will hear gunshots starting around 7:30 each morning. It was a little surprising at first but they are not terribly loud due to the distance and I barely noticed them after the first day. You will also hear lots of military and commercial planes flying over. We thought this was pretty cool, especially the military fighter jets. Other reviews complained about loud neighbors. We did not have that experience at all. The neighbors would occasionally have people over, but they always rapped up the party by 10, which was reasonable. In summary, it isn't a quite neighborhood but it's tolerable.
Finally, this is a neighborhood in the midst of gentrification. Some of the houses are nice, but others are in horrible disrepair. My least favorite part of the neighborhood was the many stray or partially feral cats. If you can look past these things, there are many great things to see. The best part of the neighborhood was the friendly and inviting neighbors. We really felt welcomed here and it was great to see their unique culture of multigenerational Hawaiian families.
Overall, we loved this little house on Ewa Beach and would recommend it for anyone looking for reasonably priced, simple accomodations close to the beach in a colorful neighborhood.