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Credit agreement and changes in long-term debt - HECO - (Tables) (Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries |
Long-term debt |
Schedule of aggregate principal amounts of unsecured senior notes issued |
(in thousands) |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |
HECO, 3.79%, series 2012A, due 2018 |  | $ | 30,000 |
HELCO, 3.79%, series 2012A, due 2018 |  | 11,000 |
MECO, 3.79%, series 2012A, due 2018 |  | 9,000 |
HECO, 4.03%, series 2012B, due 2020 |  | 62,000 |
MECO, 4.03%, series 2012B, due 2020 |  | 20,000 |
HECO, 4.55%, series 2012C, due 2023 |  | 50,000 |
HELCO, 4.55%, series 2012B, due 2023 |  | 20,000 |
MECO, 4.55%, series 2012C, due 2023 |  | 30,000 |
HECO, 4.72%, series 2012D, due 2029 |  | 35,000 |
HECO, 5.39%, series 2012E, due 2042 |  | 150,000 |
Long-term debt |  | $ | 417,000 |

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