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Waikoloa Subcommittee's Second Access Road Report
<br />Additional information from the State Data Book (2018) data breaks down the Resident
<br />Population of Hawaii County by District by decades from 1990-2010 and from to 2012-
<br />2016. (See modified table below.)
<br />CHANGE RATE BY Hawaii County DISTRICTS
<br />Source of information in WHITE columns: State Data Book 2018. on Percentage Change of
<br />Resident Populations by County: 2000-2017 (Table 1.12)*Columns in YELLOW were added for
<br />this analysis. [Appendix D-41
<br />Between 1990-2016, every Hawaii County District grew, especially Puna and South Kohala;
<br />however, between 2010-2016, some Districts leveled off (i.e, Puna), others Districts declined (N.
<br />Hilo, Kau), and the remaining Districts continued to grow, especially in Kona and Hamakua.
<br />South Kohala also grew by 6% during that period.
<br />"Population" in a locale that is popular world-wide with tourists must include the impact of those
<br />visitors on matters related to infrastructure. Valuable data on de facto population comes from
<br />The 2017 State of Hawaii DATA BOOK, A Statistical Abstract, updated in November 2018. De
<br />facto population is defined as the number of persons physically present in an area, of military
<br />status or usual place of residence. It includes visitor present but excludes residents temporarily
<br />absent, both calculated on an Avenuedaily census. Table 1.04 Resident and De Facto
<br />Population, by Residence Status: 2000 to 2017 [Appendix D-5].
<br />The significant take -away from this data is that in every year, the de facto population exceeds the
<br />resident population.
<br />The Waikoloa Plaza developer Meridian Pacific presents related data in their prospectus
<br />regarding visitors/tourists, as follows:
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<br />1990
<br />2000
<br />2010
<br />2012-16
<br />Increase
<br />1990-
<br />2016
<br />Change
<br />2010-
<br />2016
<br />Hawaii County
<br />120,317
<br />148,677
<br />185,079
<br />193,680
<br />61%
<br />5%
<br />Puna
<br />20,781
<br />31,335
<br />45,326
<br />45,517
<br />119%
<br />0%
<br />South Hilo
<br />44,639
<br />47,386
<br />50,927
<br />52,487
<br />18%
<br />3%
<br />North Hilo
<br />1,541
<br />1,720
<br />2,041
<br />1,676
<br />9%
<br />-18%
<br />Hamakua
<br />5,545
<br />6,108
<br />6,513
<br />7,463
<br />35%
<br />15%
<br />North Kohala
<br />4,291
<br />6,038
<br />6,322
<br />6,441
<br />50%
<br />2%
<br />South Kohala
<br />9,140
<br />13,131
<br />17,627
<br />18,751
<br />105%
<br />6%
<br />North Kona
<br />22,284
<br />28,543
<br />37,875
<br />41,662
<br />87%
<br />10%
<br />South Kona
<br />7,658
<br />8,589
<br />9,997
<br />11,277
<br />47%
<br />13%
<br />Kau
<br />4,438
<br />5,827
<br />8,451
<br />8,406
<br />89%
<br />-1%
<br />Source of information in WHITE columns: State Data Book 2018. on Percentage Change of
<br />Resident Populations by County: 2000-2017 (Table 1.12)*Columns in YELLOW were added for
<br />this analysis. [Appendix D-41
<br />Between 1990-2016, every Hawaii County District grew, especially Puna and South Kohala;
<br />however, between 2010-2016, some Districts leveled off (i.e, Puna), others Districts declined (N.
<br />Hilo, Kau), and the remaining Districts continued to grow, especially in Kona and Hamakua.
<br />South Kohala also grew by 6% during that period.
<br />"Population" in a locale that is popular world-wide with tourists must include the impact of those
<br />visitors on matters related to infrastructure. Valuable data on de facto population comes from
<br />The 2017 State of Hawaii DATA BOOK, A Statistical Abstract, updated in November 2018. De
<br />facto population is defined as the number of persons physically present in an area, of military
<br />status or usual place of residence. It includes visitor present but excludes residents temporarily
<br />absent, both calculated on an Avenuedaily census. Table 1.04 Resident and De Facto
<br />Population, by Residence Status: 2000 to 2017 [Appendix D-5].
<br />The significant take -away from this data is that in every year, the de facto population exceeds the
<br />resident population.
<br />The Waikoloa Plaza developer Meridian Pacific presents related data in their prospectus
<br />regarding visitors/tourists, as follows:
<br />June 18, 2019 Page 4 o17
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