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): October 30, 2007

 

 

HAWAIIAN HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

3375 Koapaka Street, Suite G-350, Honolulu, HI 96819

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(808) 835-3700

(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:

 

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))

 

 

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Item 8.01.     Other Events.

 

As previously disclosed, Hawaiian Airlines (“Hawaiian”), the Registrant’s principal operating subsidiary, filed suit in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Hawaii against Mesa Air Group, Inc. (“Mesa”) in February 2006.  The suit alleged that Mesa misused confidential and proprietary information that had been provided by Hawaiian to Mesa in 2004, pursuant to a process that was established by the Bankruptcy Court to facilitate Hawaiian’s efforts to solicit potential investment in connection with a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization.  On October 30, 2007, the Bankruptcy Court ruled in favor of Hawaiian, awarding Hawaiian $80 million for damages incurred to date and ordering that Mesa pay Hawaiian's costs of litigation and reasonable attorneys' fees.  There can be no assurance that Hawaiian will prevail if this decision is appealed or that any damages or litigation costs will ultimately be recovered by Hawaiian.

 

A copy of the press release announcing the Mesa decision is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1

Press Release Dated October 30, 2007.

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

Dated: October 31, 2007

 

		HAWAIIAN HOLDINGS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Peter R. Ingram
	Name:	Peter R. Ingram
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

99.1

Press Release Dated October 30, 2007.

 

 

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