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The County of HawaiÓi is currently the second most populous coun
<br />Figure 1
<br />HawaiÓi. The 2000 U.S. Census recorded the CountyÔs population
<br />JUDICIAL DISTRICTS
<br />148,677. The County of HawaiÓiÔs population growth has remained
<br />relatively constant over the last two decades, with a slight decline from an
<br />annual rate of 2.71 percent in the 1980s to 2.14 percent in the
<br />According to population projections provided in the medium serie
<br />projections in the HawaiÓi County General Plan , HawaiÓi CountyÔs
<br />population is expected to grow at a bout 1.9 percent a year over the next
<br />two decades. Under this growth assumption, the CountyÔs population is
<br />expected to be about 217,718 in 2020.
<br />As shown in Table 6, certain districts experienced much more rap
<br />growth during the 1990s than the county as a whole. The bulk of
<br />growth occurred in the districts of Puna, South Kohala and North
<br />The districts of North Kohala and KaÓu at opposite ends of the i
<br />also grew at a faster rate than the is land average, but they started from a
<br />relatively small population base.
<br />In the 1950s and 1960s, the County allowed many subdivisions with minimal improvements, mostly in
<br />Puna and KaÓu, with a few in South Kona. Today, there are about
<br />which about 40,000 are vacant. KaÓu has about 16,000 residential lots, of which about 13,000 are vacant
<br />(mostly in HawaiÓian Ocean View Estates). Thir ty-seven percent of the islandÔs population increase
<br />in the 1990s occurred in Puna, almost entirely in these older su
<br />Table 6
<br />COUNTY POPULATION GROWTH BY DISTRICT, 1990-2000
<br />Judicial Growth Growth
<br />District 1990 2000 Growth Share Rate
<br />1-Puna20,78131,33510,55437.21%4.19%
<br />2-South Hilo44,63947,3862,7479.69%0.60%
<br />3-North Hilo1,5411,7201790.63%1.10%
<br />4-Hamakua5,5456,1085631.99%0.97%
<br />5-North Kohala4,2916,0381,7476.16%3.47%
<br />6-South Kohala9,140 13,1313,99114.07%3.69%
<br />7-North Kona22,28428,5436,25922.07%2.51%
<br />8-South Kona7,6588,5899313.28%1.15%
<br />9-KaÓu4,4385,8271,3894.90%2.76%
<br />Total 120,317148,67728,360100.00%2.14%
<br />Source: County of HawaiÓi Data Book, Section 1 <http://www.hawaii-county
<br />In addition to the development potential on zoned and subdivided lots, there is also significant
<br />development that can occur by subdivision of la nd under current zoning. According to County
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