Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$70M
Total assets Below avg plan size
328
Participants Below avg headcount
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$212,981
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan · Sponsored by Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc. · Hawaii · Information & Media

$70M in assets, 328 participants

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc.'s Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan reported $70M in total assets and 328 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,334 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Where Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan sits by assets

Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $70M for 328 participants (~$212,981/participant), down 42.9% in 2024.

#2,334
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
-42.9%
assets change YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $53M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$69,857,758 Top 12% higher than 88% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (328 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan reported net income fell from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$53M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $122M in the plan year 2023 filing to $70M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan reported participants fell from 342 in the plan year 2023 filing to 328 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 161710376 · Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan · $70M · 328 · 88th

  • BOY $70M
  • SCH 328
  • EBSA 88th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I
  • NET ind #2334

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Hawaii →

Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

I.B.E.W. Local 490 Pension FundI.B.E.W. Local 490 Pension F…$70MGrand View Hospital Retirement Income PlanGrand View Hospital Retireme…$70MDallasnews Corporation Pension Plan IDallasnews Corporation Pensi…$70MHawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension PlanHawaiian Telcom Hourly Emplo…$70MAccuride Consolidated Employee Pension PlanAccuride Consolidated Employ…$70M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$122M
Net Assets (End of Year)$70M
Net Income-$53M
Employer EIN161710376
Plan Effective Date2005-05-02
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$202M 11.37845629874488% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$180M$200M$220M$240M$260M 202220232024 $228M $202M ▼ -11.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 1,111 $228M
2023 3 1,101 $248M
2024 2 898 $202M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Hawaii

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Hawaii, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000800010000 -0.500.511.522.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.069857758 · Participants: 328Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension PlanRetirement Plan for Employees of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. and Participating Subsidiaries, Total assets ($B): 1.91294567 · Participants: 2268Retirement Plan for Employees of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. and Participating SubsidiariesHotel Union and Hotel Industry of Hawaii Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.762813335 · Participants: 7636Hotel Union and Hotel Industry of Hawaii Pension PlanPamcah-Ua Local 675 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.622083628 · Participants: 1532Pamcah-Ua Local 675 Pension PlanThe Queen's Health Systems Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.467943122 · Participants: 4992The Queen's Health Systems Pension PlanHawaii Pacific Health Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.430124826 · Participants: 5658Hawaii Pacific Health Retirement Plan
Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Hawaii, assets vs. participants

Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Hawaii, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I in TX ($70M); by covered participants it is Wec Energy Group Retirement Plan for Wec Business Services in WI (328 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($70M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (328 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan assets move in 2024?
Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan contracted severely - down 42.9% during 2024, from $122M to $70M. Reported net income was -$53M.
How have Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 11.4%, from $228M to $202M.
Where does Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan ranks in the 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Dallasnews Corporation Pension Plan I in TX ($70M, 13 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Hawaiian Telcom Hourly Employees Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Wec Energy Group Retirement Plan for Wec Business Services in WI (328 participants, $185M in assets).