Exhibit 99.1

Hawaiian Electric Industries Capital Trust I

Written Statement of Trustee Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
as Adopted by
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Hawaiian Electric Industries Capital Trust I (the “Trust”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Robert F. Clarke, Regular Trustee of the Trust and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc., certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge, that:

(1)			The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)			The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition as of September 30, 2002 and results of operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2002 of the Trust.

By:		/s/ ROBERT F. CLARKE

		Robert F. Clarke* Regular Trustee
Date:		November 14, 2002

*	Robert F. Clarke functions as the equivalent of the Chief Executive Officer of the Trust for purposes of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CAPITAL TRUST I 10-Q