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: July 25, 2006

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.

Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter

1-8503	99-0208097
1-4955	99-0040500
Commission File Number	I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

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)

(808) 543-7771 - Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO)

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:

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

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¨ 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))

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On July 25, 2006, HEI issued the following news release:

HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, INC. TO WEBCAST AND TELECONFERENCE 2006 SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2006

HONOLULU — Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE - HE) announced that its 2006 second quarter earnings will be released on August 1, 2006. The Company will also conduct an audio webcast and teleconference call to review its second quarter on Wednesday, August 2, 2006, at 1:00 PM EST. The event can be accessed through HEI’s website at http://www.hei.com or by dialing (800) 901-5241, pass code: 98599299 for the teleconference call.

An online replay of the webcast will be available at the same website beginning about two hours after the event. Replays of the teleconference call will also be available approximately two hours after the event through August 16, 2006, by dialing (888) 286-8010, pass code: 87726776.

Representing management will be Constance H. Lau, president and chief executive officer, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. and chairman, president and chief executive officer, American Savings Bank, F.S.B.; T. Michael May, president and chief executive officer, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.; and Eric K. Yeaman, financial vice president, treasurer and chief financial officer, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

HEI supplies power to over 400,000 customers or 95% of the Hawaii population through its electric utilities, Hawaiian Electric Company, Hawaii Electric Light Company and Maui Electric Company and provides a wide array of banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses through American Savings Bank, the state’s third largest financial institution based on asset size.

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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/ Eric K. Yeaman	/s/ Tayne S. Y. Sekimura
Eric K. Yeaman	Tayne S. Y. Sekimura
Financial Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer of HEI) Date: July 25, 2006	Financial Vice President (Principal Financial Officer of HECO) Date: July 25, 2006

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