A boutique Waikiki hotel is shutting down its workforce as ownership changes hands, which is bad news for its employees.

• Romer Hotel Waikiki, an adults-only property, will lay off all employees by the end of the year.
• The layoffs affect 62 workers.
• The hotel is being sold to real estate company Continental Asset Management.
• Separately, a court case over detention conditions is pending, with detainees entitled to a hearing on their confinement conditions.

Outlook: Watch for confirmation of a new operator or reopening plans once the sale to Continental Asset Management closes.