Related party transactions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Mr. Timothy Johns, a member of the Hawaiian Electric Board of Directors, is an executive officer of Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA). Ms. Susan Li, an executive of Hawaiian Electric, is the Vice Chairperson of the Hawaii Dental Service (HDS) Board of Directors. The Company’s HMSA costs and expense (for health insurance premiums, claims plus administration expense and stop-loss insurance coverages) and HDS costs and expense (for dental insurance premiums) and the Utilities’ HMSA costs and expense (for health insurance premiums) and HDS costs and expense (for dental insurance premiums) were as follows:



	Three months ended March 31
(in millions)	2016		2015
HEI consolidated
HMSA costs	$	7	$	7
HMSA expense*	5		5
HDS costs	1		1
HDS expense*	1		1
Hawaiian Electric consolidated
HMSA costs	6		6
HMSA expense*	3		4
HDS costs	1		1
HDS expense*	—		—

* Charged the remaining costs primarily to electric utility plant.