In other, happier news.
My baseless speculation is that Hina is doing a redebut alongside the new Phase Invaders. That would explain why she's taking a bit of time to come back (gotta prep debut material) and helps reintroduce her to Phase Connect viewers who haven't seen her for over half a year, and gives her more eyes for when she returns. Oh, and takes better advantage of the advertising spend Fishman is going to do to draw viewers to the upcoming Invader debuts.