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-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Tqq6DE7cXrN9qZofM/nviI4nVLAqYByp4KXfP+BFop5QsjUSA+v6+yj28cLfOpB9 Fa/3JaLCJcJeIYHZia5Aiw== 0001193125-09-194584.txt : 20091230 0001193125-09-194584.hdr.sgml : 20091230 20090918212002 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-09-194584 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090918 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000046207 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 990040500 STATE OF INCORPORATION: HI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 900 RICHARDS ST CITY: HONOLULU STATE: HI ZIP: 96813 BUSINESS PHONE: 8085437771 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 900 RICHARDS STREET CITY: HONOLULU STATE: HI ZIP: 96813 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19670212 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000354707 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 990208097 STATE OF INCORPORATION: HI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 900 RICHARDS ST CITY: HONOLULU STATE: HI ZIP: 96813 BUSINESS PHONE: 8085435662 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 900 RICHARDS STREET CITY: HONOLULU STATE: HI ZIP: 96813 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Correspondence

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Chet A. Richardson

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer

September 18, 2009

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549


Attention:		Jennifer Thompson
		Accounting Branch Chief
		Mail Stop 3561

Re:		Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (File No. 1-08503)
		Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (File No. 1-04955)
		Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 filed February 27, 2009
		Form 8-K filed February 20, 2009
		Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 filed August 7, 2009
		Form 8-K filed August 7, 2009

Dear Ms. Thompson,

Pursuant to a conversation between James A. Ajello, Senior Financial Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc., and Lisa Sellars, Staff Accountant of the SEC, on September 18, 2009, it was established that the new due date for our response to your letter dated September 11, 2009 providing comments on the above referenced filings will be October 9, 2009.

Sincerely,

/s/ Chet A. Richardson

Chet A. Richardson

Senior Vice President, General Counsel

and Chief Administrative Officer

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