**Exhibit 12.1**

 

**Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc.**

**Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges**

**(Dollars in thousands)**

 
|                                                                                                                          |   | **Predecessor** | ** ** | **Company** |       |
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|                                                                                                                          |   | ** **      | ** ** | ** **  | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **Period  from** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |   |
|                                                                                                                          |   | ** **      | ** ** | ** **  | ** ** | **Period  from** | ** ** | **May 21  to** | ** ** | **Year  Ended** | ** ** | **Year  Ended** | ** ** | **Year Ended** |   |
|                                                                                                                          |   | ** **      | ** ** | ** **  | ** ** | **January 1  to** | ** ** | **December** | ** ** | **December** | ** ** | **December** | ** ** | **December** |   |
|                                                                                                                          |   | **2003**        | ** ** | **2004**    | ** ** | **May 1,  2005** | ** ** | **31, 2004** | ** ** | **31, 2005** | ** ** | **31, 2006** | ** ** | **31, 2007** |   |
|                                                                                                                          |   |            |       |        |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income (loss)  from continuing operations before provision   for income taxes and   cumulative effect of   accounting changes |   | $               | (15,300    | )           | $          | 14,700 |   | $ | 10,800 |   | $ | (17,373 | ) | $ | (145,088 | ) | $ | (134,876 | ) | $ | (112,905 | ) |
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| Interest expense                                                                                                              |   | 33,700          |       | 36,800      |       | 11,700 |   | — |   | 55,611 |   | 80,256 |   | 85,945 |   |
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| Amortization of  previously capitalized interest                                                                              |   | 300             |       | 100         |       | 100 |   | — |   | 100 |   | 600 |   | 600 |   |
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| Lease expense                                                                                                                 |   | 9,300           |       | 6,800       |       | 2,197 |   | — |   | 3,457 |   | 5,293 |   | 3,857 |   |
| Factor                                                                                                                        |   | 33              | %          | 33          | %          | 33 | % | 33 | % | 33 | % | 33 | % | 33 | % |
| Interest factor  on rentals (2)                                                                                               |   | 3,100           |       | 2,300       |       | 732 |   | — |   | 1,152 |   | 1,764 |   | 1,286 |   |
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| Equity in  (income) loss of unconsolidated businesses                                                                         |   | —          |       | —      |       | — |   | — |   | — |   | — |   | — |   |
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| DiDividends from equity  investees                                                                                            |   | —          |       | —      |       | — |   | — |   | — |   | — |   | — |   |
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| Earnings  available for fixed charges                                                                                         |   | 21,800          |       | 53,900      |       | 23,332 |   | (17,373 | ) | (88,225 | ) | (52,256 | ) | (25,074 | ) |
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| Interest expense                                                                                                              |   | 33,700          |       | 36,800      |       | 11,700 |   | — |   | 55,611 |   | 80,256 |   | 85,945 |   |
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| Capitalized  interest                                                                                                         |   | 200             |       | 100         |       | 80 |   | — |   | 2,006 |   | 2,775 |   | 1,498 |   |
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| Interest factor  on rentals (2)                                                                                               |   | 3,100           |       | 2,300       |       | 732 |   | — |   | 1,152 |   | 1,764 |   | 1,286 |   |
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| Fixed charges                                                                                                                 |   | 37,000          |       | 39,200      |       | 12,512 |   | — |   | 58,769 |   | 84,795 |   | 88,729 |   |
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| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                            |   | 0.6             |       | 1.4         |       | 1.9 |   | NA | (3) | NA |   | NA |   | NA |   |
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| Deficiency of  earnings to fixed charges                                                                                      |   | NA              |       | NA          |       | NA |   | NA | (3) | $ | (146,994 | ) | $ | (137,051 | ) | $ | (113,803 | ) |
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(1)   The ratio ofearnings to fixed charges is computed by dividing earnings by fixed charges. Forthis purpose, earnings includes pre-tax income from continuing operations andfixed charges including interest, whether expensed or capitalized, and anestimate of interest within rental expense.

 

(2)   The Company usesone-third of rental expense as an estimation of the interest factor on itsrental expense.

 

(3)   There were nofixed charges for the Company during 2004.

 

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