**Exhibit 31.1**

**CERTIFICATIONS**

I, Michael S. Ruley, certify that:

1.                                       I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K forthe fiscal year ended December 31,2006, of Hawaiian Telcom Communications,Inc.;

2.                                       Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make thestatements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this report;

3.                                       Based on my knowledge,the financial statements, and other financial informationincluded in this report, fairly present in all material respects thefinancial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsiblefor establishing and maintainingdisclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrantand have:

(a)                                  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused suchdisclosure controls and procedures to be designed under oursupervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant,including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularlyduring the period in which thisreport is being prepared; and

(b)                                 Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls andprocedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls andprocedures, as of the end ofthe period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(c)                                  Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’sinternal control over financial reportingthat occurred during the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internalcontrol over financial reporting; and

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5.                                       The registrant’sother certifying officer and I havedisclosed, based on our most recentevaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the auditcommittee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)                                  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operationof internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financialinformation;

(b)                                 Any fraud,whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financialreporting.
| Date: April 2, 2007 | /s/ Michael S. Ruley                   |
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|                | Michael S. Ruley                       |
|                | President and Chief Executive  Officer |

 

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