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result of these anticipated residential developments, some <br />limited commercial activities are also needed in this section of <br />the Kona area. <br />.. Despite the previous <br />construction in the North Kona and South Kohala areas, there <br />still exists a need for additional housing units in West Hawaii. <br />The inadequate supply of housing is attributed to high land <br />costs, the presence of many resort and high-priced market units, <br />pent-up demand for affordable housing, and high infrastructure <br />costs. High prices and a lack of affordable units help to <br />explain why there appears to be widespread overcrowding and house <br />sharing in West Hawaii. Residents in West Hawaii are <br />particularly concerned about the supply of housing that working <br />families can afford. The shortage is connected to both the <br />inventory of housing available to residents and the price of <br />housing in relation to resident income. Based on the projected <br />population increase in Kona over the next few years, it is <br />anticipated that the demand will exceed the supply of affordable <br />and market housing in West Hawaii. West Hawaii's housing supply <br />will be positively impacted by future developments of the <br />Petition Area. <br />ECONOMIC/SOCIAL IMPACTS <br />s• resident population <br />estimated at 4,832 and 13,748 in 1970 and 1980, respectively. <br />This amounted to an increase in population of 184.5 percent or an <br />average annual rate of 18.5 percent per year. Between 1980 and <br />1990, the population of North Kona further grew to 22,284 <br />