Honolulu officials celebrated Skyline’s third anniversary on Tuesday, touting more than 5 million riders who have journeyed between its 13 stations since its long-awaited opening.
One statistic they didn’t mention: Persistent station outages.
Skyline stations went out of service over 100 times during the six months between November 2025 and May 2026, according to data Civil Beat obtained through a public records request. During that same time period, stations for the more than $10 billion system — double its original budget — saw almost 180 escalator outages and more than 160 elevator outages…