Employers in Hawaii posted 33 WARN Act notices in August 2022, affecting an estimated 1,227 workers and up 416% versus August 2021. The average filing covered 37 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Hawaii this month. A total of 1,227 workers were affected across 33 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | 9 | 1,227 |
Honolulu absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 1,227 workers across 9 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | 4 | 721 |
| Pearl City | 1 | 350 |
| Kaneohe | 2 | 62 |
| Haleiwa | 1 | 48 |
| Laie | 1 | 46 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 350 |
| Layoff | 3 | 88 |
Closures accounted for 29% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS Airport Services Hawaii Inc | Honolulu | 550 | 2022-08-24 | |
| Ito Family Holding Corp | Pearl City | 350 | Closure | 2022-08-01 |
| Honolulu Country Club LLC | Honolulu | 91 | 2022-08-05 | |
| Just In Time Foods Inc. dba McDonald’s Temple Valley | Kaneohe | 54 | 2022-08-03 | |
| BAE Systems | Honolulu | 54 | Layoff | 2022-08-04 |
| Just In Time Foods Inc. dba McDonald’s Haleiwa | Haleiwa | 48 | 2022-08-03 | |
| Just In Time Foods Inc. dba McDonald’s Laie | Laie | 46 | 2022-08-03 | |
| *UPDATE* JTB Hawaii Inc | Honolulu | 26 | Layoff | 2022-08-01 |
| Goodwill Contract Services of Hawaii | Kaneohe | 8 | Layoff | 2022-08-02 |
| JTB Hawaii Inc | N/A | 2022-08-01 | ||
| Ito Family Holding Corp | N/A | 2022-08-01 | ||
| Ito Family Holding Corp | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2022-08-01 | |
| JTB Hawaii Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2022-08-01 | |
| Goodwill Contract Services of Hawaii | N/A | 2022-08-02 | ||
| Goodwill Contract Services of Hawaii | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2022-08-02 |
The largest notice was filed by SAS Airport Services Hawaii Inc at its Honolulu facility, reporting 550 affected workers. Ito Family Holding Corp followed with 350 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Hawaii labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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