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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 . <br />Hawai <br />H C \I N A ÐG A M January 5, 2006, Page 3 <br />AWAI I OUNTY NFRASTRUCTURE EEDS SSESSMENT ROWTH NALYSIS EMORANDUM <br /> <br />