01-04-2015, 04:57 AM
There was a recent report on Hawaii State growth that said the state as a whole was not growing in population due to people moving here, that all the recent population growth for the state was from what is called natural increase: births outpacing deaths. Since Hawaii County and Puna in particular had had the lion's share of the population increase when the 2010 census was released I would guess that we are not seeing very many people moving here. I would also guess we are seeing an increase in tourism for Hawaii Island due to the Volcano being in the news on the mainland.
New construction building permits are also an indicator of population increase, you might want to call the building department and ask home many new homes have been built in your area recently, all those new people (if they exist) would have to live somewhere.
New construction building permits are also an indicator of population increase, you might want to call the building department and ask home many new homes have been built in your area recently, all those new people (if they exist) would have to live somewhere.