Employers in Hawaii filed 11 WARN Act notices in January 2021, impacting roughly 924 workers — representing a pullback from December and up 35% versus January 2020. The average filing covered 84 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 4 | 810 |
| Accommodation & Food | 6 | 114 |
The Transportation sector led the way in workforce reductions with 810 workers across 4 notices. In a parallel development, Accommodation & Food reported 114 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | 1 | 65 |
Honolulu saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 7% of all affected workers with 65 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, Lihue | 2 | 810 |
| Honolulu | 1 | 65 |
| Kohala Coast | 1 | 49 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 3 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 924 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Airlines | Honolulu, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, Lihue | 810 | Layoff | 2021-01-28 |
| Pagoda Floating Restaurant | Honolulu | 65 | Layoff | 2021-01-05 |
| Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection | Kohala Coast | 49 | Layoff | 2021-01-14 |
| *UPDATE* Hawaiian Airlines | Honolulu, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, Lihue | 0 | Layoff | 2021-01-29 |
| Skip to Main Content | N/A | 2021-01-05 | ||
| Pagoda Floating Restaurant | N/A | 2021-01-05 | ||
| Pagoda Floating Restaurant | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2021-01-05 | |
| Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection | N/A | 2021-01-14 | ||
| Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2021-01-14 | |
| Hawaiian Airlines | N/A | 2021-01-28 | ||
| Hawaiian Airlines | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2021-01-28 |
The single largest action involved Hawaiian Airlines at its Honolulu, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, Lihue facility, reporting 810 affected workers. Pagoda Floating Restaurant followed with 65 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a mixed picture for Hawaii's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Transportation 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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