Attached files
HECO Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-111073, 333-111073-01, 333-111073-02, and 333-111073-03 on Form S-3 of Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc., Maui Electric Company, Limited, and HECO Capital Trust III, respectively, of our reports dated February 19, 2010, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of capitalization of Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2009 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, and our report dated February 19, 2010 on the related financial statement schedule, which reports are incorporated by reference and appear, respectively, in the 2009 annual report on Form 10-K of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Honolulu, Hawaii
February 26, 2010