These communities lie on the edge of the Leeward Region. Civilian and military personnel like the short commute between these communities and their jobs at Pearl Harbor Navel Base, Camp Smith, and Hickam Air Force Base. Military housing is available on most of the bases. Active and retired military use any one of the several commissaries and exchanges nearby, a Navy/Marine golf course and clubs for enlisted officers and their families. Home in these areas generally reflect the architecture of the 1960s to the present. Aiea extends high up the hill to Aiea Heights single-family homes and townhouses, which overlook the ocean, Pearl Harbor, and the sunsets. Pearlridge is one of Oahu's largest condominium markets: the high-rise condominiums are within two blocks of regional shopping center Pearlridge and Pali Momi Hospital. For those who prefer townhouses, an abundant number are located just beyond the high-rises. At the top of Pearlridge is a neighborhood of executive homes called The Royal Summit. Pearl City is an older and larger community with several neighborhoods of single-family homes known as Pearl City Uplands, Waiau, Momilani and Pacific Palisades. At the bottom of Pearl City runs Kamehameha Highway where you'll find a high concentration of strip malls, free standing stores and fast food outlets.
