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: December 30, 2019

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
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.	1-4955	99-0040500

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.)

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:

☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

Registrant	Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.	Common Stock, Without Par Value	HE	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule12b-2 of the Securities Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. ☐ Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. ☐

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. ☐ Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. ☐

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

On December 30, 2019, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (“HEI”) made an equity contribution to Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (“Hawaiian Electric”), its wholly-owned subsidiary, in order for Hawaiian Electric to maintain its targeted capital structure. Hawaiian Electric’s proceeds from its sale of common stock to HEI will be used for the reimbursement of funds used for the payment of capital expenditures.

To effect the equity contribution, Hawaiian Electric issued 297,295 shares of its common stock to HEI for an aggregate amount of $35.5 million. The issuance was made in reliance upon the exemption provided in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. The signature of the undersigned companies shall be deemed to relate only to matters having reference to such companies and any subsidiaries thereof.

HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, INC.	HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
(Registrant)	(Registrant)
/s/ Gregory C. Hazelton	/s/ Tayne S. Y. Sekimura
Gregory C. Hazelton	Tayne S. Y. Sekimura
Executive Vice President and	Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer	Chief Financial Officer
Date: January 3, 2020	Date: January 3, 2020

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