November 3, 2018
KIHEI — Little by little, things have been taking shape on the Kihei High School campus since the classes began in July.
You see a more or less level platform for one of the tennis courts. You can also see the outlines of a football field, said Ty Fukuroku, a public works engineer with the State Department of Accounting and General Services.
The branch is overseeing the framing contract for Phase 1 of the school, which includes grading paints and the installation of utilities such as cable, electric power and water. The school has two wells that supply brackish water for the structure and irrigation. The quality of well water was incorrectly reported in a past story.
The 77-acre site sits in what was once a mauka scrub at the intersection of Piilani Expressway and Kulanihakoi Street.
“I’m satisfied with the progress,” Fukuroku said at the site on Tuesday. “I hope we can continue this momentum. “
Phase 1 is expected to be completed by April 2020, he said.
This will be followed by phase 2, which is made up of vertical structure and includes classrooms, a library, a cafeteria and administrative buildings, a physical school classroom and two parking lots, in addition to a dirt court and playground.
Protests opposing the offer have been filed for Phase 2 and have yet to be resolved, according to state Department of Education spokeswoman Sherie Char.
Work at the school is going according to schedule and the DOE expects the campus to open for the 2021-22 school year, he said. No resolution has been taken on the opening of the school in all careers at the same time or in a staggered manner. she added.
Phase 3 of the structure includes a gymnasium and study rooms for elective courses such as music, industrial, visual and virtual arts.
On Tuesday morning, crews from contractor Goodfellow Bros. Inc. were busy with bulldozers and bulldozers. Many of the paintings correspond to moving blue rocks.
Explosives are placed between nine and 17 feet underground through narrow holes to break up the rock and make it visible and move heavy equipment.
Fukuroku said traffic came to a halt for a few minutes along the Piilani Expressway when the explosions ended. Police officers have been hired to manage traffic.
Busing Technology, the subsidiary of Goodfellow Bros. , is leading the work with explosives. Preparations began Tuesday morning for the blast later that day.
A separate company, Vibra-Tech, monitors the effects of the explosions, Fukuroku said. Most of the explosions were felt on the other side of the road, he added.
Tanker trucks settle the dust. After the explosions, heavy apparatus digs into the rocks and soil.
The rocks pass through an on-site crusher that produces sized rocks and fabrics to be used in construction. This eliminates the need for trucks to ship fabrics on and off site.
“We use everything we produce,” said employee Alan Santos.
Project manager Daniel Goodfellow Jr. said the rock crusher can produce rocks of varying sizes.
The gravel of the tennis court. Fukuroku said larger rocks will be used to cover the property’s two ravines and prevent erosion.
Paintings are mostly done Monday through Friday, with some paintings on Saturdays.
Crews delayed their departure time by half an hour to respond to court cases about noise from residents, Fukuroku said. Crews now start at 7:30 a. m. and work until four p. m.
Santos is proud of the paintings he made.
“I feel fortunate to be able to participate in this. It’s an important thing for the community.
*Melissa Tanji can be reached at mtanji@mauinews. com.
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