As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2002. Registration No. 333-72674 ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ------------------ POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 to FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ------------------ HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Hawaii 99-0208097 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 900 Richards Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, (808) 543-5662 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) ------------------ ROBERT F. MOUGEOT Financial Vice President, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. 900 Richards Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, (808) 543-5641 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) ------------------ Copies to: DAVID J. REBER, ESQ. DAVID P. FALCK, ESQ. Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel LLP Pillsbury Winthrop LLP 1099 Alakea Street One Battery Park Plaza Honolulu, HI 96813 New York, NY 10004 (808) 547-5600 (212) 858-1000 ------------------ The registration fee respecting this offering has been paid. The sole purpose of this amendment is to effect the deregistration of 225,000 shares of Common Stock not sold during the offering. ------------------ DEREGISTRATION OF SHARES Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. hereby deregisters 225,000 shares of its Common Stock registered in connection with the underwriters' overallotment option but not sold pursuant to Registration No. 333-72674. ================================================================================ SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 20th day of May, 2002. HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, INC. By /s/ Robert F. Mougeot --------------------------------------- Robert F. Mougeot Financial Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer 2