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                                                                   Exhibit 12

GTE Hawaiian Telephone Company Incorporated and Subsidiaries

STATEMENT OF THE CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Thousands of Dollars)




                                           Six Months Ended
                                            June 30, 1997
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Net earnings available for fixed charges:
  Income from continuing operations           $35,347
  Add - Income taxes                           20,450
        - Fixed charges                        22,398
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Adjusted earnings                             $78,195
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Fixed charges:
  Interest expense                            $20,358
  Portion of rent expense
      representing interest                     2,040
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Adjusted fixed charges                        $22,398
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES               3.49