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1 sn �� ✓,4 <br />This section provides an assessment of the Hawai'i County waste stream including <br />background information about population and employment, historical and forecast waste <br />generation, recycling, and disposal, and information about waste composition. The waste <br />stream projections provided in this section include the effects of recommended reduction, <br />re -use, and recycling programs outlined in this IRSWMP update. <br />''• • ! <br />roil` <br />This section provides historical and forecast information about population and employment. <br />These variables, along with other factors such as increases in tourism and construction <br />activity, are factors that contribute to increase waste generation within Hawai'i County. <br />Historical resident and de facto population for Hawai'i County is shown in Exhibit 2 -1. The <br />de facto population is a measure used by the State of Hawaii to account for the effects of <br />tourismt . As shown, the population of Hawai'i County was 173,057 in 2007. The County <br />population increased at an average annual rate of 2.7 percent during the 1980s, and has <br />increased at an average annual rate of 2.2 percent since that time. The de facto population <br />has increased somewhat more rapidly than the resident population. <br />Exhibit 2 -2 provides a forecast of Hawai'i County resident population growth through the <br />year 2030 in each of the County's nine council districts, and summaries for West Hawai'i <br />and East Hawai'i. As shown, future population growth is projected to be slower than in the <br />County's recent past, with more rapid growth expected in West Hawai'i than in East <br />Hawai'i. <br />EXHIBIT 2 -1 <br />Historical Population, Hawaii County <br />Year <br />Persons <br />Resident De Facto <br />Average Annual Growth <br />Resident De Facto <br />Ratio <br />De Facto/ <br />Resident <br />1980 <br />92,053 <br />98,588 <br />1.07 <br />1990 <br />120,317 <br />133,202 <br />2.7% <br />3.1% <br />1.11 <br />2000 <br />148,677 <br />167,063 <br />2.1% <br />2.3% <br />1.12 <br />2006 <br />169,419 <br />191,733 <br />2.2% <br />2.3% <br />1.13 <br />2007 <br />173,057 <br />not available <br />- <br />- <br />- <br />Source: Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. 2008 <br />Hawaii County Data Book, Table 1.1 last modified 4/16/08. Accessed at: <br />http: / /www.co.Hawai'i.hi.us /databook current/section01.htm <br />1 De facto population is defined as the number of persons physically present in an area, regardless of military status or usual <br />place of residence. It includes visitors present but excludes residents temporarily absent. <br />December 2009 2 -1 <br />