HONOLULU -- The unemployment office in Honolulu was busy Tuesday, crowded with people from the tourism industry.

The crowd started forming in the morning and continued past lunch.

"Very busy yesterday and today," Tom Jackson of the state Labor Department said.

Who is applying for unemployment? Most of them worked in the visitor industry that was rocked by last week's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington (read more by clicking here).

Others included a flight instructor, who has been grounded by the FAA in the wake of the attacks.

According to Jackson, the labor office has received inquiries from several companies hoping to set up training for mass claim filings.

• The Hilton Hawaiian Village, ABC Stores, and Paradise Cruise have inquired.
• The Pacific Beach Hotel has set up a training session for Thursday. The hotel's sales director said that employees' hours are being cut back, but no one has been laid off.
• Ron Howard of Paradise Cruise said that a substantial number of employees have had their hours reduced, although there have been no layoffs yet.
• An unknown number of Aloha Airlines employees are facing furloughs after the airline announced cuts in service Monday night (read full story).
• More than 90 staff members at Waimea Falls Park have been told their ranks will be reduced because of the "world events."

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