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Pricing Supplement No. 15 Filing under Rule 424(b)(3)
Dated September 26, 1997 Registration File No. 33-58820
(To Prospectus dated June 11, 1993)
$250,000,000
HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES B
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Principal amount: $5,000,000 Floating Rate Notes: N/A
Interest Rate (if fixed rate): 6.90% Base Rate: N/A
Stated Maturity Date: October 1, 2007 Commercial Paper Rate
Issue price (as a percentage of Prime Rate
principal amount): 100% LIBOR
Selling Agent's commission (%): N/A Treasury Rate
Purchasing Agent's discount CD Rate
or commission (%): 0.625% Federal Funds Rate
Net proceeds to the Company (%): 99.375% Other:
Settlement date and time (original Index Maturity: N/A
issue date): October 1, 1997 Spread: N/A
Initial Redemption Date (if any): N/A Spread Multiplier: N/A
Initial Redemption Percentage: N/A Maximum Interest Rate: N/A
Annual Redemption Minimum Interest Rate: N/A
Percentage Reduction: N/A Initial Interest Rate: N/A
Optional Repayment Dates: N/A Interest Reset Period: N/A
Currency of Denomination: U.S. Interest Determination Date(s): N/A
Currency of Payment: U.S. Calculation Date(s): N/A
Minimum Authorized Interest Payment Period: N/A
Denominations: $1,000 Regular Record Date(s): N/A
Additional Terms: N/A Calculation Agent: N/A
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Redemption prices (if any): The Redemption Price shall initially be N/A %
of the principal amount of such Notes to be redeemed and shall decline (but not
below par) on each anniversary of the Initial Redemption Date by N/A % of
the principal amount to be redeemed until the Redemption Price is 100% of such
principal amount.
Use of Proceeds and Additional Terms:
All or substantially all of the net proceeds to Hawaiian Electric Industries,
Inc. ("HEI") from the sale of its Medium-Term Notes, Series B, covered by this
Pricing Supplement will be used by HEI to repay maturing notes, to retire
commercial paper, and/or for other general corporate purposes. The aggregate
principal amount of the notes that will be repaid in whole or in part from the
net proceeds from the sale of the Series B Notes is $50 million, and said
notes to be repaid bear interest at 6.262% - 6.42% and mature on October 1,
1997. As of September 25, 1997 HEI did not have any commercial paper
outstanding but may issue commercial paper prior to the issuance of the Series
B Notes.
As of the date of this Pricing Supplement, the aggregate initial public
offering price of the Series B Notes which have been sold (including the Series
B Notes to which this Pricing Supplement relates) is $129,000,000.
"N/A" as used herein means "Not applicable". "A/S" as used herein means "As
stated in the Prospectus referred to above".
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
