Senior Hunter Davis is on track to be one of Maui High School’s valedictorians at the school’s graduation ceremony in May. But his future plans do not include college.
Instead, Davis is taking up a trade he has fallen in love with during classes over the past year: welding.
The 17-year-old is part of a developing trend among Maui County public high school graduates over the past five years — foregoing college for more immediate careers, or skipping college because they see tuition and other associated costs as prohibitive…