09-19-2015, 09:20 AM
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Originally posted by pahoated
who keep claiming that the influx of new people is slowing to virtually nothing
Don't know where you got that from. There has never been a shortage or slow down of "new people". That is what you call tourists. There has always been a high turnover of people coming here, with almost as many leaving as arriving. For Hawaii island, from the article:
189,191 in 2012 to 194,190 people
That is an increase of 5,000 in 3 years or a little over 1300 per year. Generally, there are about 2,000 births per year on this island. Then there is the very general number of 7 moving on the island every day, with 5 moving off the island, resulting in about 700 net per year. What has changed is the net increase was tending to south Puna, which resulted in several years of fruitcakes demanding all kinds of things because of the "explosive" growth. That demographic has really changed and it is noticeable on the highway, very light traffic south of HPP and massive build up north of HPP. Of course, now the HPP fruitcakes will demand all kinds of things because of their "explosive" growth. There is also this thing going on to send the homeless and derelicts south, out of Hilo.
"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"
This may come as a shock to you, but the census tracks total increase in population, Hawaii is growing at a faster rate than the rest of the United States and Hawaii and Maui counties are growing faster than the rest of the state, by a fairly good percentage per year. These means that between births and transplants, including people moving here from other countries, Hawaii county is experiencing a net INCREASE. Tourist stay for weeks, not years, these are residents.