Andrew Beerer News Today

Six months after the Maui wildfires, there are continued stories of bravery, resilience, community and aloha. One Lahaina born and raised skateboarder is praised for his act of heroism during

KIHEI — It was dreamed of, talked about, advocated for and fought over. And on Monday, the years of efforts from lawmakers, community groups, parents and st

The construction project will likely take years to complete, further delaying the school's opening.

Maui County officials declined to give the state Department of Education permission to open the school next week.

mtanji@mauinews.com Traffic on Piilani Highway passes in front of the Kihei high school site in November where state officials want to build a roundabout. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo A state Department of Transportation official said the roundabout project proposed for Kihei high school can be completed by June 2022, just in time for the school’s target opening for the 2022-23 school year. Design for the roundabout is currently ongoing and expected to be completed in May with constr...

thayer@maui.net Piilani Highway traffic crosses over Waipuilani Gulch on Dec. 3. Community leaders are calling for a simple pedestrian underpass to be built beneath the bridge to offer an alternate way of crossing the highway for high school students and other residents. — The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo The state of Hawaii’s first four-lane roundabout will be built at the Piilani Highway intersection that services the new Kihei high school in response to a long-running dispute over...