<?= Html::activeCheckboxList($model, 'yiilib_role', AuthRole::getAuthRoleList(), 
        [
            'tag'=>'ul', 
            'class'=>'role-select', 
            'item'=>function ($index, $label, $name, $checked, $value){
                $itemString = '';
            
                if ($index % 4 == 0) {
                    $itemString .= "<li>";
                }// each 4 items in one li, here is begin li
                
                // set checked attribute
                if ($checked) {
                    $itemString .= "<label>
                        <input type='checkbox' name='$name' checked value='$value'>$label</label>";
                }else{
                    $itemString .= "<label>
                        <input type='checkbox' name='$name' value='$value'>$label</label>";                                                
                }
                
                // each end li and the last end li
                if (($index+1) % 4 == 0 && $index != 0) {
                    $itemString .= "</li>";
                }else{
                    if (($index+1) == count(AuthRole::getAuthRoleList())) {
                        $itemString .= "</li>";
                    }
                }
                
                return $itemString;
            }
        ]); ?>