Employers in Hawaii logged 6 WARN Act notices in December 2019, involving roughly 471 workers — climbing above November. The average filing covered 78 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 4 | 320 |
The Accommodation & Food sector dominated layoff filings with 320 workers across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | 1 | 187 |
Honolulu bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 40% of all affected workers with 187 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | 1 | 187 |
| Kahului, Kailua-Kona, Honolulu, Lihue, Kapolei, Hio, Pearl City, Kona | 1 | 151 |
| Honolulu, Waikoloa | 1 | 133 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 3 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 338 |
The high proportion of closures (72% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Hawaii's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant & Mai Tai Bar | Honolulu | 187 | Closure | 2019-12-30 |
| Pier 1 | Kahului, Kailua-Kona, Honolulu, Lihue, Kapolei, Hio, Pearl City, Kona | 151 | Closure | 2019-12-18 |
| Desert Island Restaurant, LLC | Honolulu, Waikoloa | 133 | 2019-12-11 | |
| Desert Island Restaurant, LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-12-11 | |
| Pier 1 | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-12-18 | |
| Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant & Mai Tai Bar | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-12-30 |
The biggest impact was at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant & Mai Tai Bar at its Honolulu facility, reporting 187 affected workers. Pier 1 followed with 151 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Hawaii labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Accommodation & Food sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Hawaii. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Hawaii WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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