EXHIBIT 24(d)
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, HAWAII
ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY, INC. ("HELCO"), a Hawaii corporation, and the officers
and directors of said corporation whose names are signed hereto, hereby
constitute and appoint T. MICHAEL MAY, PAUL A. OYER, MARVIN A. HAWTHORNE, LORIE
ANN NAGATA, DAVID J. REBER and GREGORY R. KIM of Honolulu, Hawaii, and each of
them, with full power of substitution in the premises (with full power to each
of them to act alone), their true and lawful attorneys and agents, and in its
and their name, place and stead, to do any and all acts and things and to
execute and deliver any and all instruments and documents which said attorneys
and agents or any of them may deem necessary or advisable to be done to enable
HELCO to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act")and with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in respect thereof and/or to comply with the requirements of any
other state regulatory authority, all in connection with the registration under
said Act on Form S-3, of up to 2,000,000 of Trust Preferred Securities with a
liquidation preference of $25 per Preferred Security, to be issued by HECO
Capital Trust II for the benefit of and as guaranteed by HELCO's parent company,
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. ("HECO"), and the related HECO Guarantees and
underlying debt securities of HECO, HELCO and Maui Electric Company, Limited,
including specifically but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
power and authority to sign the name of Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc., and
the names of the undersigned officers and directors thereof, in the capacities
indicated below, to a registration statement to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect of the aforementioned securities and to any and
all amendments (including pre-and post-
effective amendments) and supplements thereto, and each of the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all of the aforesaid that said attorneys and agents
or any of them shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc. has caused
this Power of Attorney to be executed in its name by its President and its
Financial Vice President and Treasurer and attested by its Secretary, and the
undersigned officers and directors of Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc. have
hereunto set their hands, as of the 9th day of September, 1998. This Power of
Attorney may be executed in any number of counterparts by the corporation and by
any one or more of the officers and directors named below.
ATTEST: HAWAII ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY, INC.
/s/ Molly M. Egged
_____________________________ /s/ Warren H. W. Lee
Molly M. Egged By ____________________________
Secretary Warren H. W. Lee
President
/s/ Paul A. Oyer
By ____________________________
Paul A. Oyer
Financial Vice President and
Treasurer
/s/ Warren H. W. Lee
_____________________________ President, Principal Executive
Warren H. W. Lee Officer and Director
/s/ Paul A. Oyer
_____________________________ Financial Vice President,
Paul A. Oyer Treasurer
and Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer
/s/ T. Michael May
_____________________________ Chairman of the Board of Directors
T. Michael May
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/s/ Richard Henderson
_____________________________ Director
Richard Henderson
/s/ Denzil W. Rose
_____________________________ Director
Denzil W. Rose
/s/ Barry K. Taniguchi Director
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Barry K. Taniguchi
/s/ Donald K. Yamada Director
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Donald K. Yamada
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