#hawaii

Massimo Zanetti and Brue Baukol are in negotiations. These discussions concern Kauai Coffee. Layoffs previously set for Saturday are now postponed. Terminations will not occur before April 18. The delay stems from long-term lease negotiations.

Kauai, Hawaii

https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2026/03/10/kauai-coffee-layoffs-delayed.html

Kauai Coffee Company will close its Kalaheo operations. This closure will eliminate 136 jobs. Employee terminations will occur from April 18 to May 2, 2026. The company is negotiating a new lease for its coffee farm. The company cites an involuntary landlord-related situation.

https://countryherald.com/news/kalaheo-hawaii-warn-notice-kauai-coffee-to-lay-off-136-close-by-may-2/

The Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) on Oahu's North Shore announced in late September 2025 that it is laying off 15 to 25 employees, representing approximately 10% of its 183 full-time workforce.

https://www.kitv.com/news/polynesian-cultural-center-to-lay-off-10-of-employees-amid-tourism-decline/article_77768879-ce36-4add-9d73-487de248844e.html

In November 2025, 1.4% of people employed in Hawaii were laid off or discharged, a lower rate than October. Compared to the national numbers, the November 2025 rate in Hawaii was higher, meaning a higher share of the Hawaii working population was laid off or dismissed in November 2025 compared to the US overall.

December 15, 2025 – JINYA Hawaii. inc. (dba JINYA Ramen Bar – Honolulu), opens in a new tab
December 11, 2025 – 5 Minute Pharmacy LLC, opens in a new tab
December 1, 2025 – Autocraft Hawaii LLC , opens in a new tab
November 26, 2025 – Zetton Inc. (dba Camado Ramen Tavern), opens in a new tab
November 18, 2025 – Queen’s Medical Center Pathology Operations, opens in a new tab
October 29, 2025 – Paradise Cove Luau, opens in a new tab
October 3, 2025 – Panda Restaurant Group , opens in a new tab(Raising Cane’s)
September 22, 2025 – Pulama Lanai , opens in a new tab(Rock & Concrete Operations)
September 10, 2025 – Monsanto Technology LLC, opens in a new tab
August 21, 2025 – Watabe Wedding Corp , opens in a new tab(Follow-up to November 2024 , opens in a new tabWARN)
August 18, 2025 – Parts Center Hawaii, opens in a new tab
August 8, 2025 – Polynesian Cultural Center, opens in a new tab
August 4, 2025 – Claire’s, opens in a new tab
July 25, 2025 – Project Vision , opens in a new tab
July 16, 2025 – Hawaiian Airlines , opens in a new tab(Alaska Airlines)
July 8, 2025 – Hawaii Homeless Healthcare Hui, opens in a new tab
June 13, 2025 – Zetton Inc. , opens in a new tab(Aloha Table)
June 9, 2025 – Entertainment America, Inc. , opens in a new tab(Chuck E. Cheese – Pearl City Location)
June 9, 2025 – Watabe Wedding Corporation , opens in a new tab(Farmer’s Market Operation)
June 2, 2025 – Management & Training Corporation , opens in a new tab(Hawaii Job Corps Center)
May 8, 2025 – Oshkosh Airport Services, opens in a new tab
April 24, 2025 – Ocean Investments, LLC , opens in a new tab (53 By The Sea, Terrace By The Sea, & related wedding services)
March 13, 2025 – C&S Family of Companies (Second WARN Notice , opens in a new tab– Hawaii Logistics LLC, Hawaiian Housewares LLC, C&S Wholesale Grocers LLC)
February 21, 2025 – Project Vision , opens in a new tab
February 7, 2025 – Ginshari, Inc. – KuruKuru Sushi, opens in a new tab
February 7, 2025 – Territorial Savings Bank, opens in a new tab
February 5, 2025 – Aqua Hotels & Resorts – Aqua Skyline at Island Colony (Hotel), opens in a new tab
January 23, 2025 – Hawaiian Ice, opens in a new tab
January 22, 2025 – Alaska Airlines, opens in a new tab
January 2, 2025 – Lahaina Petroleum, opens in a new tab
January 8, 2025 – C&S Family of Companies , opens in a new tab(Hawaii Logistics LLC, Hawaiian Housewares LLC, C&S Wholesale Grocers LLC)

A reliable source is telling me that all corporate stores in Alaska / Hawaii are going to be either closed or sold off to an indirect. I think it's fewer than 15 stores in both areas.