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 20, 2017


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)
 
1001 Bishop Street, Suite 2900, Honolulu, Hawaii  96813
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 (808) 543-5662
 
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
 

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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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 20, 2017, HEI issued a joint news release with ArcLight Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm focused on energy infrastructure investments (ArcLight), announcing that an affiliate of ArcLight has agreed to sell ArcLight’s 60-megawatt Hamakua Energy Partners plant for an undisclosed price to Pacific Current, a newly established subsidiary of HEI. This news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings. This report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits     
Exhibit 99
News release, dated September 20, 2017, “ArcLight agrees to sell Hamakua Energy Partners plant to Pacific Current, new HEI subsidiary”






















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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/ Gregory C. Hazelton
 
 
Gregory C. Hazelton
 
 
Executive Vice President and
 
 
   Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
Date: September 20, 2017
 
 
 
 
 



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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.          Description
News release, dated September 20, 2017, “ArcLight agrees to sell Hamakua Energy Partners plant to Pacific Current, new HEI subsidiary”


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