Employers in Hawaii logged 10 WARN Act notices in December 2025, involving roughly 225 workers — climbing above November. The average filing covered 22 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 3 | 81 |
The Retail sector dominated layoff filings with 81 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | 3 | 225 |
Honolulu bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 225 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | 1 | 86 |
| Waipahu | 1 | 81 |
| Kapolei | 1 | 58 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 3 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 86 |
Closures accounted for 38% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JINYA Hawaii. inc. (dba JINYA Ramen Bar – Honolulu) | Honolulu | 86 | Closure | 2025-12-15 |
| 5 Minute Pharmacy LLC | Waipahu | 81 | 2025-12-11 | |
| Autocraft Hawaii LLC | Kapolei | 58 | 2025-12-01 | |
| Autocraft Hawaii LLC | N/A | 2025-12-01 | ||
| Autocraft Hawaii LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2025-12-01 | |
| 5 Minute Pharmacy LLC | N/A | 2025-12-11 | ||
| 5 Minute Pharmacy LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2025-12-11 | |
| Skip to Main Content | N/A | 2025-12-15 | ||
| JINYA Hawaii. inc. (dba JINYA Ramen Bar – Honolulu) | N/A | 2025-12-15 | ||
| JINYA Hawaii. inc. (dba JINYA Ramen Bar – Honolulu) | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2025-12-15 |
The biggest impact was at JINYA Hawaii. inc. (dba JINYA Ramen Bar – Honolulu) at its Honolulu facility, reporting 86 affected workers. 5 Minute Pharmacy LLC followed with 81 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 Retail 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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