Exhibit 32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), the undersigned officer of MAXXAM Inc., a Delaware corporation (the ACompany@), does hereby certify that:
(a) the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 of the Company (the AReport@) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(b) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: August 8, 2008 ; /S/ CHARLES E. HURWITZ
; Charles E. Hurwitz
& #160; Chief Executive Officer
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code).