Hawaii Layoffs — September 2025

Employers in Hawaii filed 6 WARN Act notices in September 2025, impacting roughly 15 workers — representing a pullback from August. The average filing covered 2 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Information & Technology	3	0

The Information & Technology sector led the way in workforce reductions with 0 workers across 3 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Honolulu	1	15

Honolulu was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 15 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Honolulu	1	15
Statewide	1	0
Purchase dataset for city details	2	0

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	1	15

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Pulama Lanai (Rock & Concrete Operations)	Honolulu	15	Layoff	2025-09-22
Monsanto Technology LLC		N/A		2025-09-10
Monsanto Technology LLC	Statewide	N/A		2025-09-10
Monsanto Technology LLC	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2025-09-10
Pulama Lanai (Rock & Concrete Operations)		N/A		2025-09-22
Pulama Lanai	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2025-09-22

The single largest action involved Pulama Lanai (Rock & Concrete Operations) at its Honolulu facility, reporting 15 affected workers. Monsanto Technology LLC followed with 0 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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 Information & Technology 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.