UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report:  September 27, 2010

 

 

Exact Name of Registrant

 

Commission

 

I.R.S. Employer 

as Specified in Its Charter

 

File Number

 

Identification No.

 

 

 

 

 

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

 

1-8503

 

99-0208097

 

 

                         State of Hawaii                         

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

               900 Richards Street, Honolulu, Hawaii  96813               

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(808) 543-5662 - Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI)

 

                                            None                                            

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On September 27, 2010, Richard W. Gushman, II, 64, gave notice of his resignation from the Boards of Directors of HEI and its subsidiary, American Savings Bank, F.S.B. (ASB), to be effective as of September 30, 2010. Mr. Gushman is currently a member of the HEI Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the ASB Audit Committee.

 

Mr. Gushman has no disagreement with HEI or ASB on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices, and he has not been removed from either the HEI or ASB Board of Directors for cause. Mr. Gushman has reviewed this disclosure.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, INC.

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ David M. Kostecki

 

 

David M. Kostecki

 

 

Vice President-Finance, Controller

 

 

and Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer of HEI)

 

 

Date: October 1, 2010

 

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