Exhibit 25 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 _______________ FORM T-1 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) _______________ HAWAIIAN TRUST COMPANY, LIMITED (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter) 99-0040710 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) 111 South King Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 (Address of principal executive offices) _____________________________ Jerelyn A. Brown Hawaiian Trust Company, Limited Corporate Trust, Fifth Floor 111 South King Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 (808) 538-4487 (Name, Address and telephone number of agent for service) _______________ GTE HAWAIIAN TELEPHONE COMPANY INCORPORATED (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Hawaii 99-0049500 (State or other jurisdiction of (IRS employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) GTE Hawaiian Telephone Company Incorporated 1177 Bishop Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 (808) 546-3000 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive office) __________________________________________ Debentures (Title of the indenture securities) ________________________________________________________________ -2- 1. General information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee: (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 25 Ecker Street, Suite 2300 San Francisco, CA 94105 Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Financial Institutions Division 1010 Richards Street Honolulu, HI 96813 (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. Yes. 2. Affiliations with obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation. None. 16. List of Exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility. (1) A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee as now in effect. (See Exhibit 1 to Form T-1, Exhibit 28 to Registration No. 33-37837, which is incorporated herein by reference.) (2) A copy of the By-Laws of the trustee as now in effect. (See Exhibit 2 to Form T-1, Exhibit 29 to Registration No. 33-37837, which is incorporated herein by reference.) (3) The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. (4) A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. -3- SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the trustee, Hawaiian Trust Company, Limited, a corporation with trust powers duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Hawaii, has duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City and County of Honolulu and the State of Hawaii, on the 16th day of February, 1995. HAWAIIAN TRUST COMPANY, LIMITED By: JERELYN A. BROWN _____________________ Jerelyn A. Brown Vice President By: JOHANNA K. TOKUNAGA _____________________ Johanna K. Tokunaga Trust Officer -4- EXHIBIT 3 TO FORM T-1 CONSENT OF TRUSTEE Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 in connection with the proposed issuance of GTE Hawaiian Telephone Company Incorporated Debentures, Hawaiian Trust Company, Limited hereby consents that reports of examinations by Federal, State, Territorial or District Authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefor. HAWAIIAN TRUST COMPANY, LIMITED By: JERELYN A. BROWN _____________________ Jerelyn A. Brown Vice President By: JOHANNA K. TOKUNAGA _____________________ Johanna K. Tokunaga Trust Officer -5- EXHIBIT 4 TO FORM T-1 State of Hawaii Department of Consumer Affairs Honolulu CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING I, the undersigned Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs of the State of Hawaii, do hereby certify that according to the records of this Department HAWAIIAN TRUST COMPANY, LIMITED was incorporated under the laws of Hawaii on 08/10/1898; that it is an existing corporation in good standing, and is duly authorized to transact business. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, at Honolulu, Hawaii. Dated: 11/29/1994 By /S/ _________________________________________ Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs By /S/ _________________________________________ Commissioner of Securities H:S-3:127