Employee Making Threats? Hawaii Businesses Need Immediate Threat Assessment
- CrisisWire
- Nov 8
- 3 min read
A Pearl City manufacturing supervisor reports an employee researching workplace shootings during lunch breaks. A Kapolei retail manager receives anonymous tips that a terminated worker is "planning something." A Honolulu law firm partner makes paranoid statements about colleagues "conspiring against him."
These aren't HR problems. These are threat assessment emergencies.
Why Employee Threats Require Expert Evaluation
Workplace violence kills more workers annually than any other job-related hazard according to OSHA. Bureau of Justice Statistics data shows most workplace attackers exhibit warning behaviors weeks or months before violence—threatening statements, social media posts, weapons research, sudden behavioral changes.
The window between first warning sign and attack is your intervention opportunity. Wait too long, violence occurs. Act too aggressively without proper assessment, you face wrongful termination lawsuits under ADA protections for employees with mental health conditions.
You need expert threat assessment—not guesswork.
KHON2 reported escalating violence across Hawaii workplaces. Honolulu Civil Beat documented that delayed organizational responses amplify risk. When employees exhibit concerning behaviors, businesses can't afford bureaucratic timelines or internal confusion about appropriate response.
What Professional Threat Assessment Delivers
CrisisWire provides 24-48 hour threat evaluation using proven methodologies from the U.S. Secret Service, FBI, and Department of Homeland Security. We assess whether employee behavior represents:
Low Risk: Venting frustration without planning or capability. Intervention: counseling referral, monitoring, employee assistance program.
Medium Risk: Concerning behaviors with some planning indicators but strong protective factors. Intervention: security protocols, behavioral monitoring, coordination with Honolulu Police.
High Risk: Specific plans, weapons access, diminished inhibitions. Intervention: immediate law enforcement involvement, facility exclusion, protective measures.
Our behavioral threat assessment considers factors internal investigations miss: social media activity through OSINT monitoring, psychological risk indicators, pathway to violence behaviors documented in published threat assessment research, and legal compliance with employment law.
Immediate Action Steps for Hawaii Employers
If employee is making direct threats or has weapons:
Contact Honolulu Police immediately (criminal matter)
Secure facility, remove potential victims
Document everything
Engage CrisisWire for assessment after immediate safety secured
If employee exhibits concerning behavior (not yet criminal):
Document specific behaviors (dates, witnesses, exact statements)
Don't confront employee directly
Avoid premature termination (liability risk)
Follow our recommended intervention protocol
If you're unsure about risk level: Request immediate consultation. We provide preliminary assessment within hours, comprehensive written evaluation within 24-48 hours.
Corporate vulnerability audits identify systemic risks before individual threats emerge. Insider threat programs detect concerning patterns early. Workplace violence prevention training teaches supervisors to recognize warning signs.
Why Hawaii Businesses Choose CrisisWire
Speed: Threat Team Hawaii provides excellent government coordination but requires 2-4 weeks for consultation. When employees threaten coworkers or exhibit alarming behaviors, you need assessment in days, not weeks.
Confidentiality: Private assessment avoids premature government reporting. We evaluate situations discretely, involving law enforcement only when threats escalate to criminal activity.
Expertise: 40 years experience—U.S. Air Force security, LAPD police officer, U.S. Embassy Baghdad protection operations (2,400+ threats assessed), BTAM-certified through University of Hawaii West Oahu. We've managed every threat scenario Hawaii businesses face.
Proven Results: Zero incidents at protected facilities. Organizations implementing our recommendations achieve 40% violence reduction, full OSHA compliance, and liability protection.
Statewide Hawaii Coverage
Honolulu businesses, Kapolei employers, Hilo organizations, Pearl City companies, Waipahu facilities, and Ewa Beach operations access immediate threat assessment services.
We coordinate with Threat Team Hawaii for complex cases, Hawaii State Fusion Center for terrorism concerns, and Honolulu Police Department when criminal investigation warranted.
Don't Wait for Violence to Force Action
Employee threats escalate quickly. Research from the Secret Service shows attackers often move from ideation to action within weeks. The supervisor who ignores concerning behaviors, the HR manager who delays assessment, the executive who hopes problems resolve themselves—these delays cost lives.
Contact CrisisWire now:
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Free 15-minute consultation: Describe your situation, receive preliminary risk assessment, understand next steps. Workplace violence is preventable. Most attackers show warning signs. We identify threats before they become tragedies.
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