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CHAPTER III. THE COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />PART 1. OUR ISLAND <br />The County of Hawai'i encompasses the island of Hawai'i, which is the southeasternmost, <br />largest and youngest island of the Hawaiian archipelago. The land area, 2,578,048 acres, is at <br />least twice the combined land area of all the other islands of the State. <br />The County is divided into nine geographical or judicial districts: Puna (319,680 acres), South <br />Hilo (252,416 acres), North Hilo (206,400 acres), Hamakua (371,520 acres), North Kohala <br />(85,056 acres), South Kohala (225,088 acres), North Kona (312,960 acres), South Kona <br />(214,656 acres), and Ka'u (590,272 acres). Each district, while unique, is economically, socially, <br />culturally, and environmentally interrelated to one another. <br />The County's resident population was 148,677 in 2000, more than doubling the number of <br />residents in 1970 (63,468). The County's resident population is estimated to be 217,718 by the <br />year 2020. <br />Ni <br />N <br />HAWAII GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRICTS <br />Noe ru <br />KOk1ALA <br />AMA� <br />I• <br />On. N, d I Inan:, <br />Daly S.aem. Ikpa�mmm <br />G11 16:u:d, <br />