Communication Number 2019-10 Waikoloa Intersection Subcommittee Report

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Communication No. 2019-10 Waikoloa Subcommittee's Waikoloa Road-Paniolo Avenue Intersection Report Between 1990-2016, every Hawaii County District grew, especially Puna and South Kohala; however, between 2010-2016, some Districts leveled off (i.e, Puna), others Districts declined (N. Hilo, Kau), and the remaining Districts continued to grow, especially in Kona and Hamakua. South Kohala also grew by 6% during that period. "Population" in a locale that is popular world-wide with tourists must include the impact of those visitors on matters related to infrastructure. Valuable data on de facto population comes from The 2017 State of Hawaii DATA BOOK, A Statistical Abstract, updated in November 2018. De facto population is defined as the number of persons physically present in an area, of military status or usual place of residence. It includes visitor present but excludes residents temporarily absent, both calculated on an Avenuedaily census. Table 1.04 Resident and De Facto Population, by Residence Status: 2000 to 2017 [Appendix D-5]. The significant take -away from this data is that in every year, the de facto population exceeds the resident population. The Waikoloa Plaza developer Meridian Pacific presents related data in their prospectus regarding visitors/tourists, as follows: • There are 1,191,470 tourists that visit the west side of Hawaii (Kohala Coast) each year. • Average stay in Kohala/Kona resorts is 7 days. • By dividing the number of tourists by the Average stay, the outcome should be the number of static tourists that are in the Kona/Kohala Coast per week on Avenuerage: 22,912 people/week. • Number of tourists on an Average/week at 100% occupancy: o Mauna Lani or North: 7,102 o Waikoloa Village or South: 8,248 Conclusion: Population growth has occurred as predicted and continues in Waikoloa. All indications are that growth will continue and exceed that of other parts of the State and Hawaii Island. 3.2. Housing growth and developments in Waikoloa The number of Waikoloa housing units also increased, as did population density per square mile. Year Density/Sq. Mile Density/House Housing Units 2000 251 107 2057 2010 356 170 3042 Source, U.S. Census June 18, 2019 Page 5 of] 7