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State of Hawaii

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

1001 Bishop Street, Suite 2900, Honolulu, Hawaii  96813 - Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI)

1001 Bishop Street, Suite 2500, Honolulu, Hawaii  96813 - Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (Hawaiian Electric)

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

 (808) 543-5662 - HEI

(808) 543-7771 - Hawaiian Electric

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. 

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

Yes

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No

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Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.

Yes

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No

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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

Yes

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No

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Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.

Yes

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No

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. 

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

Yes

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No

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Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.

Yes

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No

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). 

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

Yes

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No

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Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.

Yes

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No

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.:

Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.:

Large accelerated filer

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Smaller reporting company

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Large accelerated filer

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Smaller reporting company

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Accelerated filer

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Emerging growth company

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Accelerated filer

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Emerging growth company

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Non-accelerated filer

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Non-accelerated filer

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

Yes

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No

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Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.

Yes

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No

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

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Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

Yes

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No

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Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.

Yes

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No

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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Hawaiian Electric’s Exhibit 99.1, consisting of:

Hawaiian Electric’s Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance—Part III

Hawaiian Electric’s Executive Compensation—Part III

Hawaiian Electric’s Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters—