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- 1 Form of Underwriting Agreement for Offering of Quips
- 4 Certificate of Trust of Heco Capital Trust Iii.
- 4 Trust Agreement for Heco Capital Trust Iii.
- 4 Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement.
- 4 Form of Heco Junior Endenture.
- 4 Form of Trust Guarantee Agreement.
- 4 Form of Subsidiary Junior Endenture.
- 4 Form of Expense Agreement.
- 5 Opinion of Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel LLP
- 5 Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.a.
- 5 Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP
- 8 Tax Opinion of Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel LLP.
- 12 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
- 12 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock.
- 23 Consent of KPMG LLP
- 24 Power of Attorney for Heco and Heco Officers and Directors.
- 24 Power of Attorney for Meco and Meco Officers and Directors.
- 24 Power of Attorney for Helco and Helco Officers and Directors.
- 25 Statement of Eligibility Under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.
- 25 Statement of Eligibility Under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.
- 25 Statement of Eligibility Under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.
- 25 Statement of Eligibility Under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.
- 25 Statement of Eligibility Under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.
Exhibit 23(a)
Independent Auditors’ Consent
To Board of Directors
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., Maui Electric Company, Limited, Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc., and HECO Capital Trust Ill registering 4,000,000 Cumulative Quarterly Income Preferred Securities, Series 2004, of our report dated January 20, 2003, relating to the consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of capitalization of Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related consolidated statements of income, retained earnings, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002, which report is incorporated by reference in the 2002 annual report on Form 10-K of Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated January 20, 2003, relating to the financial statement schedule of Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. in the aforementioned 2002 annual report on Form 10-K, which report is included in said Form 10-K and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 10, 2003