Well, after years of waiting, the 40 acre regional park just north of Hope Chapel will commence construction in January:

This park's first phase should transform most of the landscape to make it look parklike, Matsui said. Most of the initial work, which should take about 10 months to complete, involves constructing infrastructure, such as sewer and water pipes as well as roads and parking lots. Total project cost is estimated at more than $30 million; and no one can say exactly when it will be done, although somewhere between 2015 and 2020 has been suggested by county officials in the past. Ultimately, the park's completion depends on the elected officials who hold the county's purse strings.

It's a start anyway. This can only help south Maui real estate as a new community resource appears.