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HEI Reports Second Quarter 2020 Results2Q 2020 Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS)[1] of $0.45Supporting Our Customers and CommunityEffective Cost Control Efforts at Utility and BankSolid Liquidity and Financial Strength Enterprise-wide HONOLULU, Aug. 6, 2020

HONOLULU, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HE) (HEI) today reported consolidated net income for common stock for the second quarter of 2020 of $48.9 million and EPS of $0.45 compared to $42.5 million and EPS of $0.39 for the second quarter of 2019.

"I am very proud of the performance of our companies and our employees in the unprecedented COVID-19 period," said Connie Lau, HEI president and CEO. "While all of us continue to face uncertainties regarding the trajectory of the virus and its implications for the pace of economic recovery, what is clear is the strength and resilience of our businesses, the dedication of our employees, and our commitment to supporting our customers and community.

"We continue to maintain a strong financial position across the enterprise. Our utility's stabilizing regulatory mechanisms, our bank's conservative approach to risk, and our strong enterprise-wide liquidity have created a solid foundation, enabling us to continue delivering good consolidated results and supporting our customers and community through these challenging times.

"Our utility is advancing important cost reductions to help manage affordability for our customers. As we tighten our belts, we remain focused on collaborating with stakeholders to progress our renewable energy transition, supporting Hawaii's economic recovery and clean energy goals.

"Our bank's results reflect the impact of the crisis in the compression of lending margins and higher provision for potential credit losses. The bank was able to offset some of these pressures through strong mortgage production, good cost control and a gain on sale of securities, while continued deposit growth reinforced its liquidity position and low cost funding base. As the uncertain environment unfolds, the bank will continue to work closely with customers to manage our risk and serve as a source of stability," said Lau.

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^Unless otherwise indicated, throughout this release earnings per share 1(EPS) refers to diluted earnings per share.

HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY EARNINGS

Hawaiian Electric Company's (Hawaiian Electric) net income for the second quarter of 2020 was $42.3 million, compared to $32.6 million in the second quarter of 2019, primarily driven by the following after-tax items:

* $7 million lower operations and maintenance (O&M) expenses compared to the second quarter of 2019, primarily due to fewer generating unit overhauls, less generating station maintenance work associated with overhauls, the reclassification in the second quarter of COVID-19 related bad debt expense from the first quarter of 2020 to a regulatory asset as a result of Public Utilities Commission approval to defer these expenses (increasing quarterly earnings by $1.6 million), and lower labor cost due to lower staffing levels and reduced overtime (increasing earnings by $1 million). The lower generation overhauls and station maintenance work represented approximately $4 million of the $7 million total O&M variance, and are largely timing-related as some overhauls and station maintenance work will be performed later in 2020 or in 2021; * $5 million revenue increase from $4 million higher rate adjustment mechanism (RAM) revenues (including $2 million from Hawaiian Electric (Oahu), and $1 million each from Maui Electric (Maui County) and Hawaii Electric Light (Hawaii Island)) and $1 million for recovery of the West Loch PV project and Grid Modernization projects under the major project interim recovery (MPIR) mechanism; * $1 million higher net income due to an unfavorable adjustment made in 2019 related to 2018 reliability performance incentives; and * $1 million lower interest expense due to debt refinancings at lower rates.

These items were partially offset by the following after-tax items:

* $1 million lower allowance for funds used during construction as there were fewer long duration projects in construction work in progress; * $1 million higher cost savings from enterprise resource planning system implementation to be returned to customers; and * $1 million higher depreciation expense due to increasing investments for the integration of more renewable energy, improved customer reliability and greater system efficiency.

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Note: Amounts indicated as after-tax in this earnings release are based upon adjusting items using the current year composite statutory tax rates of 25.75% for the utilities and 26.79% for the bank.

AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK EARNINGS

American Savings Bank's (American) second quarter 2020 net income was $14.0 million compared to $15.8 million in the first, or linked quarter of 2020, and $17.0 million in the second quarter of 2019. The decrease in net income compared to the linked and prior year quarters reflects lower asset yields within the loan and investment portfolios as a result of the lower interest rate environment, a higher provision for credit losses due to $7 million in additional credit loss reserves related to COVID-19 and $4 million in provisioning for unfunded commitments. This was partially offset by higher noninterest income due to a $7.1 million gain related to the sale of 34,680 Visa Class B restricted shares and a $2.2 million gain on the sale of investment securities as the bank sold some legacy positions to reduce credit risk and yield volatility in its investment portfolio.

Total loans were $5.5 billion as of June 30, 2020, up 6.45%2 from December 31, 2019, driven mainly by the addition of $370 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, as well as increases in the commercial real estate and commercial and industrial portfolios, offset by reductions in the retail portfolio.

Total deposits were $7.0 billion as of June 30, 2020, an increase of 12.1%3 from December 31, 2019. The average cost of funds was 0.18% for the quarter, down six basis points versus the linked quarter and down twelve basis points versus the prior year quarter.

Overall, American's return on average equity4 for the second quarter of 2020 was 8.00%, compared to 9.15% in the linked quarter and 10.46% in the second quarter of 2019. Return on average assets was 0.72% for the second quarter of 2020, compared to 0.87% in the linked quarter and 0.96% in the same quarter last year.

In the second quarter of 2020, American retained capital and did not pay a dividend to HEI to support its commitment to PPP lending to the community while maintaining healthy capital levels. American had a leverage ratio of 8.4% at June 30, 2020.

Please refer to American's news release issued on July 30, 2020 for additional information on American.

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^ Annualized from December 31, 2019, total loans as of June 30, 2020 2 increased 12.9%.

^ Annualized from December 31, 2019, total deposits as of June 30, 2020 3 increased 24.2%.

^ Bank return on average equity calculated using annualized second quarter 4 2020 bank net income and weighted average daily common equity.

HOLDING AND OTHER COMPANIES

The holding and other companies' net loss was $7.5 million for the second quarter of 2020 compared to $7.1 million in the prior year quarter. The greater net loss was primarily due to an increase and acceleration of charitable contributions to support our community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

BOARD MAINTAINS QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

On August 5, 2020, HEI announced that the Board of Directors maintained HEI's quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 per share payable on September 10, 2020, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 21, 2020 (ex-dividend date is August 20, 2020). This quarterly dividend is equivalent to an annual rate of $1.32 per share. Dividends have been paid on an uninterrupted basis since 1901. At the indicated annual dividend rate and based on the closing price per share on August 5, 2020 of $34.93, HEI's dividend yield is 3.8%.

HEI EARNINGS RELEASE, HEI WEBCAST AND CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS EARNINGS AND 2020 GUIDANCE

HEI will conduct a webcast and conference call to review its consolidated results and 2020 earnings guidance and outlook at 10:15 a.m.Hawaii time (4:15 p.m. Eastern time) on Thursday, August 6, 2020.

Interested parties within the United States may listen to the conference by calling (844) 834-0652 and international parties may listen to the conference by calling (412) 317-5198. Parties may also access any presentation materials for the conference call and/or listen to the conference call by accessing the webcast on HEI's website at www.hei.com under the "Investor Relations" section, sub-heading "News and Events - Events and Presentations."

HEI and Hawaiian Electric intend to continue to use HEI's website, www.hei.com, as a means of disclosing additional information; such disclosures will be included on HEI's website in the Investor Relations section. Accordingly, investors should routinely monitor the Investor Relations section of HEI's website at www.hei.com in addition to following HEI's, Hawaiian Electric's and American's press releases, HEI's and Hawaiian Electric's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and HEI's public conference calls and webcasts. The information on HEI's website is not incorporated by reference in this document or in HEI's and Hawaiian Electric's SEC filings unless, and except to the extent, specifically incorporated by reference. Investors may also wish to refer to the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Hawaii (PUC) website at dms.puc.hawaii.gov/dms in order to review documents filed with and issued by the PUC. No information on the PUC website is incorporated by reference in this document or in HEI's and Hawaiian Electric's SEC filings.

An on-line replay of the August 6, 2020 webcast will be available on HEI's website beginning about two hours after the event. Audio replays of the conference call will also be available approximately two hours after the event through August 20, 2020 by dialing (877) 344-7529 or (412) 317-0088 and entering passcode 10146073.

HEI supplies power to approximately 95% of Hawaii's population through its electric utility, Hawaiian Electric; provides a wide array of banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses through American, one of Hawaii's largest financial institutions; and helps advance Hawaii's clean energy and sustainability goals through investments by its non-regulated subsidiary, Pacific Current, LLC.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This release may contain "forward-looking statements," which include statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, and usually include words such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "predicts," "estimates" or similar expressions. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance, ongoing business strategies or prospects or possible future actions are also forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and the accuracy of assumptions concerning HEI and its subsidiaries, the performance of the industries in which they do business and economic, political and market factors, among other things. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.

Forward-looking statements in this release should be read in conjunction with the "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" discussions (which are incorporated by reference herein) set forth in HEI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and HEI's other periodic reports that discuss important factors that could cause HEI's results to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the release, report, presentation or filing in which they are made. Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, HEI, Hawaiian Electric, American and their subsidiaries undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI) and Subsidiaries CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME DATA (Unaudited)



Three months ended June 30Six months ended June 30

(in thousands, except per share amounts) 2020 2019 2020 2019

Revenues

Electric utility $534,215 $633,784 $1,131,657 $1,212,279

Bank 74,714 81,687 154,452 164,739

Other 16 14 22 82

Total revenues 608,945 715,485 1,286,131 1,377,100

Expenses

Electric utility 466,414 578,090 1,019,898 1,100,025

Bank 66,221 60,435 126,556 117,365

Other 4,754 4,326 8,419 9,139

Total expenses 537,389 642,851 1,154,873 1,226,529

Operating income (loss)

Electric utility 67,801 55,694 111,759 112,254

Bank 8,493 21,252 27,896 47,374

Other (4,738) (4,312) (8,397) (9,057)

Total operating income 71,556 72,634 131,258 150,571

Retirement defined benefits expense-other than service costs(934) (761) (1,868) (1,524)

Interest expense, net-other than on deposit liabilities and (22,613) (23,533) (44,388) (46,656) other bank borrowings

Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction 752 1,179 1,440 2,257

Allowance for equity funds used during construction 2,194 3,175 4,209 6,085

Gain on sale of investment securities, net 9,275 - 9,275 -

Income before income taxes 60,230 52,694 99,926 110,733

Income taxes 10,870 9,709 16,673 21,587

Net income 49,360 42,985 83,253 89,146

Preferred stock dividends of subsidiaries 473 473 946 946

Net income for common stock $48,887 $42,512 $82,307 $88,200

Basic earnings per common share $0.45 $0.39 $0.75 $0.81

Diluted earnings per common share $0.45 $0.39 $0.75 $0.81

Dividends declared per common share $0.33 $0.32 $0.66 $0.64

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding 109,146 108,938 109,098 108,925

Weighted-average shares assuming dilution 109,305 109,255 109,374 109,324

Net income (loss) for common stock by segment

Electric utility $42,329 $32,574 $66,234 $64,700

Bank 14,014 17,016 29,775 37,855

Other (7,456) (7,078) (13,702) (14,355)

Net income for common stock $48,887 $42,512 $82,307 $88,200

Comprehensive income attributable to Hawaiian Electric $48,555 $56,211 $100,187 $111,140 Industries, Inc.

Return on average common equity (twelve months ended) 9.4 %9.4 %



This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in HEI filings with the SEC. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for future interim periods or the full year.

Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (Hawaiian Electric) and Subsidiaries CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME DATA (Unaudited)



Three months ended June 30Six months ended June 30

($ in thousands, except per barrel amounts) 2020 2019 2020 2019

Revenues $534,215 $633,784 $1,131,657 $1,212,279

Expenses

Fuel oil 112,451 181,620 285,672 342,229

Purchased power 136,838 162,854 276,654 297,299

Other operation and maintenance 110,041 119,260 237,588 237,390

Depreciation 55,696 53,913 111,546 107,860

Taxes, other than income taxes 51,388 60,443 108,438 115,247

Total expenses 466,414 578,090 1,019,898 1,100,025

Operating income 67,801 55,694 111,759 112,254

Allowance for equity funds used during construction 2,194 3,175 4,209 6,085

Retirement defined benefits expense-other than service costs(382) (701) (763) (1,404)

Interest expense and other charges, net (17,338) (18,530) (33,932) (36,516)

Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction 752 1,179 1,440 2,257

Income before income taxes 53,027 40,817 82,713 82,676

Income taxes 10,199 7,744 15,481 16,978

Net income 42,828 33,073 67,232 65,698

Preferred stock dividends of subsidiaries 229 229 458 458

Net income attributable to Hawaiian Electric 42,599 32,844 66,774 65,240

Preferred stock dividends of Hawaiian Electric 270 270 540 540

Net income for common stock $42,329 $32,574 $66,234 $64,700

Comprehensive income attributable to Hawaiian Electric $42,354 $32,597 $66,285 $64,747

OTHER ELECTRIC UTILITY INFORMATION

Kilowatthour sales (millions)

Hawaiian Electric 1,444 1,593 2,940 3,016

Hawaii Electric Light 224 253 476 498

Maui Electric 206 273 464 521

1,874 2,119 3,880 4,035

Average fuel oil cost per barrel $63.12 $88.38 $72.77 $84.44

Return on average common equity (twelve months ended)^1 7.9 %7.8 %



^1 Simple average.

This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in Hawaiian Electric filings with the SEC. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for future interim periods or the full year.

American Savings Bank, F.S.B. STATEMENTS OF INCOME DATA (Unaudited)



Three months ended Six months ended June 30

($ in thousands) June 30, March 31, June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2020 2019

Interest and dividend income

Interest and fees on loans $53,541 $55,545 $58,620 $109,086$116,480

Interest and dividends on investment securities 6,288 9,430 7,535 15,718 18,163

Total interest and dividend income 59,829 64,975 66,155 124,804 134,643

Interest expense

Interest on deposit liabilities 3,071 3,587 4,287 6,658 8,539

Interest on other borrowings 75 313 411 388 939

Total interest expense 3,146 3,900 4,698 7,046 9,478

Net interest income 56,683 61,075 61,457 117,758 125,165

Provision for credit losses 15,133 10,401 7,688 25,534 14,558

Net interest income after provision for credit losses 41,550 50,674 53,769 92,224 110,607

Noninterest income

Fees from other financial services 3,102 4,571 4,798 7,673 9,360

Fee income on deposit liabilities 2,897 5,113 5,004 8,010 10,082

Fee income on other financial products 1,212 1,872 1,830 3,084 3,423

Bank-owned life insurance 1,673 794 2,390 2,467 4,649

Mortgage banking income 6,252 2,000 976 8,252 1,590

Gain on sale of securities, net 9,275 - - 9,275 -

Other income, net (251) 413 534 162 992

Total noninterest income 24,160 14,763 15,532 38,923 30,096

Noninterest expense

Compensation and employee benefits 25,079 25,777 25,750 50,856 51,262

Occupancy 5,442 5,267 5,479 10,709 10,149

Data processing 3,849 3,837 3,852 7,686 7,590

Services 2,474 2,809 2,606 5,283 5,032

Equipment 2,290 2,339 2,189 4,629 4,253

Office supplies, printing and postage 1,049 1,341 1,663 2,390 3,023

Marketing 379 802 1,323 1,181 2,313

FDIC insurance 751 102 628 853 1,254

Other expense^1 7,063 4,194 4,519 11,257 8,373

Total noninterest expense 48,376 46,468 48,009 94,844 93,249

Income before income taxes 17,334 18,969 21,292 36,303 47,454

Income taxes 3,320 3,208 4,276 6,528 9,599

Net income $14,014 $15,761 $17,016 $29,775 $37,855

Comprehensive income $13,734 $35,608 $31,291 $49,342 $58,382

OTHER BANK INFORMATION (annualized %, except as of period end)

Return on average assets 0.72 0.87 0.96 0.79 1.07

Return on average equity 8.00 9.15 10.46 8.57 11.76

Return on average tangible common equity 9.07 10.39 11.97 9.72 13.48

Net interest margin 3.21 3.72 3.82 3.46 3.90

Efficiency ratio 59.84 61.27 62.36 60.53 60.06

Net charge-offs to average loans outstanding 0.49 0.44 0.29 0.46 0.34

As of period end

Nonaccrual loans to loans receivable held for investment 0.86 0.90 0.79

Allowance for credit losses to loans outstanding 1.50 1.49 1.17

Tangible common equity to tangible assets 7.9 8.3 8.2

Tier-1 leverage ratio 8.4 8.8 8.7

Dividend paid to HEI (via ASB Hawaii, Inc.) ($ in millions)$- $28.0 $15.0 $28.0 $33.0



The three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020 include approximately^ $3.7 million and $3.8 million, respectively, of certain significant direct1 and incremental COVID-19 related costs. These costs, which have been recorded in Other expense, include $2.3 million of compensation expense and $1.1 million of enhanced cleaning and sanitation costs.



This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in HEI filings with the SEC. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for future interim periods or the full year.

Contact:Julie R. Smolinski Telephone: (808) 543-7300

Director, Investor RelationsE-mail: ir@hei.com

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