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Table 1
<br />HAWAII COUNTY POPULATION GROWTH
<br /> Annual Growth Rate
<br />Judicial
<br />District 19801990200080-9090-00
<br />1-Puna11,75120,78131,3355.87%4.19%
<br />2-South Hilo42,27844,63947,3860.54%0.60%
<br />3-North Hilo1,6791,5411,720-0.85%1.10%
<br />4-Hamakua5,1285,5456,1080.78%0.97%
<br />5-North Kohala3,2494,2916,0382.82%3.47%
<br />6-South Kohala4,607 9,14013,1317.09%3.69%
<br />7-North Kona13,74822,28428,5434.95%2.51%
<br />8-South Kona5,9147,6588,5892.62%1.15%
<br />9-Ka u 3,6994,4385,8271.84%2.76%
<br />Total 92,053120,317148,6772.71%2.14%
<br />Source: County of Hawai i Data Book, Section 1 <http://www.hawaii-county.com/>.
<br />In addition to the resident population, Hawai i County has a significant tourist population. Table 2
<br />shows the resident population and visitor industry projections through 2020. Based on data from the
<br />Hawai i County General Plan , there were 1,265,700 visitors and 10,0 41 hotel rooms in the County in 2000.
<br /> The average daily visitor census data illustrates the significance of tourism an d its effect on the CountyÔs
<br />functional population; under the assumptions used in fo recasting total visitors, the average daily number
<br />of visitors is projected to increase by 2.00 percent annually, from 21,831 in 2000 to 32,440 in 2020. The
<br />CountyÔs functional population is the total resident popu lation plus the average daily visitor count.
<br />Table 2
<br />HAWAII COUNTY POPULATION AND VISITORS
<br />Resident Avg. Daily Hotel
<br />Year Population Visitors Rooms
<br />1985105,900 8,040 7,511
<br />1990120,317 16,970 8,952
<br />1995137,290 18,650 9,575
<br />2000148,677 21,831 10,041
<br />2005159,908 24,103 10,513
<br />2010176,937 26,612 10,892
<br />2015195,965 29,382 11,200
<br />2020217,718 32,440 11,452
<br />Source: Hawai i County General Plan , Table 1-5; Average Daily Visitor Census,
<br />i County Data Book , Table 7.3, data from 2005-2020
<br />1985 to 2000, from Hawai
<br />derived used total visitor growth rate projected increase of 2%
<br />i County General Plan .
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