Like I said I am not a Honda Guy and never rebuilt one but on a standard Chevy you have 3 ring grooves and there is a slight chamfered gap between rings installing them staggered is the proper method if rings are installed in a stacked position with each gap in alignment it will have less PSI when testing oil in your test will drain quicker.
Below is a link to the proper installation of SBC rings the more you understand how they work the better informed you will be to diagnose a potential problem maybe lookup a Honda version. Good luck, but I still think ya have bad valve seals or possible bent valve or bad spring. Not sure if it is the same but a spring tester is a must when I rebuild engines to make sure it can handle a cams lift, sometimes straight from factory I find a problem in the spring rate.
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