HECO Exhibit 12

Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES



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|Years ended December 31                                                   |  | 2008 |         |   | 2007 |   |         | 2006 |  |   | 2005    |   |  | 2004 |        
|(dollars in thousands)                                                    |  |      |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |        
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|Fixed charges                                                             |  |      |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Total interest charges                                                    |  | $    | 54,757  |   |      | $ | 53,268  |      |  | $ | 52,563  |   |  | $    | 49,408  |   |  | $ | 49,588  |  
|Interest component of rentals                                             |  |      | 2,211   |   |      |   | 2,250   |      |  |   | 1,863   |   |  |      | 1,311   |   |  |   | 909     |  
|Pretax preferred stock dividend requirements of subsidiaries              |  |      | 1,458   |   |      |   | 1,438   |      |  |   | 1,467   |   |  |      | 1,461   |   |  |   | 1,459   |  
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|Total fixed charges                                                       |  | $    | 58,426  |   |      | $ | 56,956  |      |  | $ | 55,893  |   |  | $    | 52,180  |   |  | $ | 51,956  |  
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|Earnings                                                                  |  |      |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Income before preferred stock dividends of HECO                           |  | $    | 93,055  |   |      | $ | 53,236  |      |  | $ | 76,027  |   |  | $    | 73,882  |   |  | $ | 82,257  |  
|Fixed charges, as shown                                                   |  |      | 58,426  |   |      |   | 56,956  |      |  |   | 55,893  |   |  |      | 52,180  |   |  |   | 51,956  |  
|Income taxes (see note below)                                             |  |      | 55,763  |   |      |   | 30,937  |      |  |   | 46,440  |   |  |      | 44,623  |   |  |   | 49,479  |  
|Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction                     |  |      | (3,741  | ) |      |   | (2,552  | )    |  |   | (2,879  | ) |  |      | (2,020  | ) |  |   | (2,542  | )
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|Earnings available for fixed charges                                      |  | $    | 203,503 |   |      | $ | 138,577 |      |  | $ | 175,481 |   |  | $    | 168,665 |   |  | $ | 181,150 |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                        |  |      | 3.48    |   |      |   | 2.43    |      |  |   | 3.14    |   |  |      | 3.23    |   |  |   | 3.49    |  
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|Note:                                                                     |  |      |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Income taxes is comprised of the following:                               |  |      |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Income tax expense relating to operating income from regulated activities |  | $    | 56,307  |   |      | $ | 34,126  |      |  | $ | 47,381  |   |  | $    | 45,029  |   |  | $ | 50,059  |  
|Income tax benefit relating to results from nonregulated activities       |  |      | (544    | ) |      |   | (3,189  | )    |  |   | (941    | ) |  |      | (406    | ) |  |   | (580    | )
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|                                                                          |  | $    | 55,763  |   |      | $ | 30,937  |      |  | $ | 46,440  |   |  | $    | 44,623  |   |  | $ | 49,479  |  
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