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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;8-K</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the<br>
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report&#160; (Date of earliest event reported):&#160; <b>May&nbsp;6, 2008</b></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
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  Telcom Communications,&nbsp;Inc.</font></b></p>
  
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  Hawaii&#160; 96813</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-weight:bold;">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On May&nbsp;8,
  2008, Hawaiian Telcom Communications,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press
  release (the &#147;Press Release&#148;) announcing that Eric K. Yeaman has been appointed
  President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, replacing Stephen F.
  Cooper.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Cooper will
  remain&nbsp;Chief Executive Officer until Mr.&nbsp;Yeaman&nbsp;begins his
  day-to-day responsibilities at the Company on June&nbsp;16, 2008.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Yeaman also was elected to the
  Company&#146;s Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;).</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company also
  announced that Walter A. Dods,&nbsp;Jr., who has served on the Board since May&nbsp;2005,
  has been appointed Chairman of the Board, replacing Daniel F. Akerson, who
  resigned from the Board effective May&nbsp;6, 2008.&#160; Also effective May&nbsp;6, 2008, James A.
  Attwood,&nbsp;Jr., a current Board member, was appointed Vice Chairman of the
  Board and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Press Release
  also announced that Robert F. Reich, who has served as the Company&#146;s interim
  Chief Financial Officer since March&nbsp;7, 2008, was appointed permanent Chief
  Financial Officer of the Company. In addition, the Company announced that Alan
  M. Oshima has been appointed a member of the Board effective May&nbsp;6, 2008
  and will be transitioning from Senior Vice President and General Counsel to
  Senior Advisor of the Company.&#160; The
  Company currently is in the process of negotiating an employment agreement with
  Mr.&nbsp;Yeaman, an agreement with Mr.&nbsp;Oshima with respect to his role as
  Senior Advisor, and an amendment to Mr.&nbsp;Reich&#146;s employment agreement to
  reflect his position as permanent Chief Financial Officer.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Yeaman,
  age 40, joins the Company from Hawaiian Electric Company,&nbsp;Inc. (HECO),
  where he served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
  responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the Oahu operations, energy
  solutions, public affairs, financial and administrative process areas since February&nbsp;2008.
  Prior to that, Mr.&nbsp;Yeaman was the Chief Financial Officer of Hawaiian
  Electric Industries,&nbsp;Inc. (HEI), HECO&#146;s parent company, from January&nbsp;2003
  to January&nbsp;2008.&#160; Prior to joining
  HEI, Mr.&nbsp;Yeaman was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial
  Officer for Kamehameha Schools.&#160; He began
  his career at Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr.&nbsp;Yeaman serves as a director of
  several boards, including Bishop Holdings Corporation, Kamehameha Investment
  Corporation and Pauahi Management Corporation (wholly owned subsidiaries of
  Kamehameha Schools). He also is an active member of local community
  organizations, serving on the boards of Queen&#146;s Health Systems, Hawaii
  Community Foundation, The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii and Hawaii Pacific
  University.&#160; In 2004, Mr.&nbsp;Yeaman was
  the Financial Executive of the Year (Regional Award) sponsored by Robert Half
  International Inc. and the Institute of Management Accountants, as well as one
  of Pacific Business News Top Forty Under 40. Mr.&nbsp;Yeaman earned his
  bachelor of business administration degree in accounting from the University of
  Hawaii at Manoa and is a certified public accountant in the State of Hawaii.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A copy of the
  Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1. The information
  contained in the Press Release is incorporated into this Item 5.02 by
  reference.</font></p>
  
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  caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
  authorized.</font></p>
  
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    COMMUNICATIONS, INC.</font></p>
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text: 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  (Date of earliest event reported):
  May 6, 2008
  Hawaiian
  Telcom Communications, Inc.
  (Exact name of
  registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  333-131152
  16-1710376
  (State or other
    jurisdiction of
  (Commission File
    Number)
  (IRS Employer
  incorporation)
  Identification
    No.)
  1177
  Bishop Street
  Honolulu,
  Hawaii  96813
  (Address of
  principal executive offices)
  808-546-4511
  (Registrant's
  telephone number, including area code)
  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 (
  see
  General Instruction A.2.):
  o
  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  o
  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  o
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  o
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Item 5.02
  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
  On May 8,
  2008, Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
  release (the "Press Release") announcing that Eric K. Yeaman has been appointed
  President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, replacing Stephen F.
  Cooper.  Mr. Cooper will
  remain Chief Executive Officer until Mr. Yeaman begins his
  day-to-day responsibilities at the Company on June 16, 2008.  Mr. Yeaman also was elected to the
  Company's Board of Directors (the "Board").
  The Company also
  announced that Walter A. Dods, Jr., who has served on the Board since May 2005,
  has been appointed Chairman of the Board, replacing Daniel F. Akerson, who
  resigned from the Board effective May 6, 2008.  Also effective May 6, 2008, James A.
  Attwood, Jr., a current Board member, was appointed Vice Chairman of the
  Board and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board.
  The Press Release
  also announced that Robert F. Reich, who has served as the Company's interim
  Chief Financial Officer since March 7, 2008, was appointed permanent Chief
  Financial Officer of the Company. In addition, the Company announced that Alan
  M. Oshima has been appointed a member of the Board effective May 6, 2008
  and will be transitioning from Senior Vice President and General Counsel to
  Senior Advisor of the Company.  The
  Company currently is in the process of negotiating an employment agreement with
  Mr. Yeaman, an agreement with Mr. Oshima with respect to his role as
  Senior Advisor, and an amendment to Mr. Reich's employment agreement to
  reflect his position as permanent Chief Financial Officer.
  Mr. Yeaman,
  age 40, joins the Company from Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO),
  where he served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
  responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the Oahu operations, energy
  solutions, public affairs, financial and administrative process areas since February 2008.
  Prior to that, Mr. Yeaman was the Chief Financial Officer of Hawaiian
  Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI), HECO's parent company, from January 2003
  to January 2008.  Prior to joining
  HEI, Mr. Yeaman was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial
  Officer for Kamehameha Schools.  He began
  his career at Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Yeaman serves as a director of
  several boards, including Bishop Holdings Corporation, Kamehameha Investment
  Corporation and Pauahi Management Corporation (wholly owned subsidiaries of
  Kamehameha Schools). He also is an active member of local community
  organizations, serving on the boards of Queen's Health Systems, Hawaii
  Community Foundation, The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii and Hawaii Pacific
  University.  In 2004, Mr. Yeaman was
  the Financial Executive of the Year (Regional Award) sponsored by Robert Half
  International Inc. and the Institute of Management Accountants, as well as one
  of Pacific Business News Top Forty Under 40. Mr. Yeaman earned his
  bachelor of business administration degree in accounting from the University of
  Hawaii at Manoa and is a certified public accountant in the State of Hawaii.
  A copy of the
  Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information
  contained in the Press Release is incorporated into this Item 5.02 by
  reference.
  Item 9.01.
  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (d)
  Exhibits
  99.1
  Press release dated May 8, 2008.
  2
  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 hereunto duly
  authorized.
  Date: May 12 , 2008
  HAWAIIAN TELCOM
    COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
  /s/ Alan M.
    Oshima
  Alan M. Oshima
  Senior Vice
    President