Employers in Hawaii reported 15 WARN Act notices in January 2020, displacing an estimated 685 workers — signaling an acceleration from December and up 131% versus January 2019. The average filing covered 46 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 2 | 65 |
The Healthcare sector topped the list of affected industries with 65 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | 7 | 685 |
Honolulu saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 685 workers across 7 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | 5 | 560 |
| Kailua | 1 | 65 |
| Kapolei | 1 | 60 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 183 |
| Layoff | 3 | 113 |
Closures accounted for 27% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Building Maintenance & Supplies of Hawaii Inc | Honolulu | 329 | 2020-01-28 | |
| Brue Bar and HonBlue | Honolulu | 123 | Closure | 2020-01-28 |
| Adventist Health Castle | Kailua | 65 | Layoff | 2020-01-09 |
| Island Equipment dba American Machinery | Kapolei | 60 | Closure | 2020-01-27 |
| Shokudo Japanese LLC & Buho Waikiki LLC | Honolulu | 60 | 2020-01-31 | |
| GP/RM Prestress LLC | Honolulu | 47 | Layoff | 2020-01-21 |
| Oakwood Worldwide (US) LP | Honolulu | 1 | Layoff | 2020-01-30 |
| Skip to Main Content | N/A | 2020-01-09 | ||
| Adventist Health Castle | N/A | 2020-01-09 | ||
| GP/RM Prestress LLC | N/A | 2020-01-21 | ||
| Island Equipment dba American Machinery | N/A | 2020-01-27 | ||
| Brue Bar and HonBlue | N/A | 2020-01-28 | ||
| Armstrong Building Maintenance & Supplies of Hawaii Inc | N/A | 2020-01-28 | ||
| Oakwood Worldwide (US) LP | N/A | 2020-01-30 | ||
| Shokudo Japanese LLC & Buho Waikiki LLC | N/A | 2020-01-31 |
The most significant filing came from Armstrong Building Maintenance & Supplies of Hawaii Inc at its Honolulu facility, reporting 329 affected workers. Brue Bar and HonBlue followed with 123 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Hawaii labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare 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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