Several months after Honolulu’s Skyline rail transit system opened for service, problematic “defects” were discovered at key points along the track from early wear-and-tear, according to inspection reports and emails from a track safety official who later left the job. That “spalling and flaking” — basically surface cracking and chipping — was found last fall … Continue reading ‘Defects’ Have Already Been Found Along Honolulu Skyline’s Tracks