8-K

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                                  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): March 8, 2005

                             HAWAIIAN HOLDINGS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


    DELAWARE                         1-31443                       71-0879698
 (State or other                   (Commission                  (I.R.S. Employer
  jurisdiction                    File Number)                 Identification No.)
of incorporation)


                        12730 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 180
                              SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA                      92130
                    (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (858) 523-0171

                                       N/A
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
          APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

        (d) On March 8, 2005, the Board of Directors of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
(the "Company") appointed Admiral Thomas B. Fargo to the Board of Directors of
the Company. Admiral Fargo was also appointed to the Compensation Committee of
the Board of Directors. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

        The Company is not aware of any transaction requiring disclosure under
Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

      (c)   Exhibits.

            Exhibit Number   Document Description
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            99.1             Press Release, dated March 14, 2005







                                    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.

                                      HAWAIIAN HOLDINGS, INC.


Date: March 14, 2005                  By:/s/ Randall L. Jenson
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                                      Randall L. Jenson,
                                      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer








                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number        Document Description
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99.1                  Press Release, dated March 14, 2005

EX-99.1

ADMIRAL THOMAS FARGO JOINS HAWAIIAN HOLDINGS BOARD

         San Diego, California - Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings") (Amex: HA)
is pleased to announce Admiral Thomas B. Fargo has been named to board of
directors of Holdings, parent company of Hawaiian Airlines.

Lawrence Hershfield, Chairman of Holdings, stated "Admiral Fargo brings
tremendous experience and leadership that will help ensure the continued success
of Hawaiian Airlines. We are very fortunate to add him to the Board."

Admiral Fargo, 56, is the former Commander U.S. Pacific Command, at Camp H.M.
Smith, Hawaii, where he led the largest of the U.S. unified military commands
and directed Army, Navy and Air Force operations from the U.S. west coast to the
east coast of Africa, a position he held from May 2002 until February 2005. From
1999 to 2002, Admiral Fargo held the position of Commander in Chief, U.S.
Pacific Fleet. From 1996 to 1998 he commanded the U.S. FIFTH Fleet and Naval
Forces of the Central Command. During his 35 years of service he held various
other leadership and command positions in the United States Navy. He is a
recipient of the Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for Inspirational
Leadership. His personal decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal
(four awards), the Defense Superior Service Medal and the Legion of Merit (three
awards). He also a director of Hawaiian Electric Industries and is on the Board
of Governors of Iolani School. He is Chairman of Loea Corp and Sago Systems
which are subsidiaries of Trex Enterprises Corp. Admiral Fargo is a 1970
graduate of the United States Naval Academy.