Before there was the ugly Verizon Fairpoint kerfuffle, there was Hawaii Telcom, who, like Fairpoint, bit off more they could chew when they acquired DSL and landline networks Verizon didn't feel were worth upgrading. Like Fairpoint, when Verizon divested those networks in Hawaii, Hawaii Telcom struggled under the load and their executives repeatedly issued bubbly statements insisting that everything was fine. Unlike Fairpoint (for now), Hawaii Telcom filed for bankruptcy last December. If you're interested in owning the carrier, bidding for the operator opened this week.