3Q 2020 Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS)1 of $0.59

Utility Focused on Affordability and Clean Energy Progress

Bank Results Reflect Economic Dynamics and Improved Noninterest Income from Core Activities

HONOLULU, Nov. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE - HE) (HEI) today reported consolidated net income for common stock for the third quarter of 2020 of $65.0 million and EPS of $0.59 compared to $63.4 million and EPS of $0.58 for the third quarter of 2019.

"I have been deeply impressed by the dedication of our employees and by the resilience of our customers and communities as we all adapt to the ongoing challenges of COVID-19," said Constance H. Lau, HEI president and CEO. "Our financial stability has enabled us to help our customers, our economy and our communities during this unprecedented time, and to continue to deliver solid financial results.

"Keeping customer rates down has been a central focus for our utility. Last month the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission approved our settlement with the Consumer Advocate to not increase base rates in our Oahu rate case. Our utility continues to implement efficiency improvements to deliver on its customer savings commitments, even as it continues to press forward aggressively on our clean energy goals.

"The reopening of Hawaii's tourism sector with pre-arrival testing is a positive step for Hawaii's economy. Even so, the timing of a sustained reopening remains uncertain and our bank's third quarter results again reflect elevated provision for potential credit losses. While low interest rates continue to compress net interest margin, in the third quarter we were able to reduce expenses and improve noninterest income from core activities, including strong mortgage banking income from our residential lending activity, replacing most of the prior quarter's gains on sales of securities," said Lau.

HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY EARNINGSHawaiian Electric Company's (Hawaiian Electric) net income for the third quarter of 2020 was $60.1 million, compared to $46.8 million in the third quarter of 2019, primarily driven by the following after-tax items:

• $10 million lower operations and maintenance (O&M) expenses compared to the third quarter of 2019, primarily due to fewer generating unit overhauls, lower labor cost due to lower staffing levels and reduced overtime and elevated vegetation management work in the third quarter of 2019. The lower generation overhauls represented approximately $5 million of the $10 million total O&M variance; of that $5 million, $2 million was due to an elevated number of overhauls in the third quarter of 2019 and the remaining $3 million was timing related, as some overhaul work will be performed later in 4Q 2020 or in 2021;
• $5 million revenue increase from higher rate adjustment mechanism (RAM) revenues; and
• $1 million increase for recovery of the West Loch PV project and Grid Modernization projects under the major project interim recovery (MPIR) mechanism. 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.

AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK EARNINGSAmerican Savings Bank's (American) third quarter 2020 net income was $12.2 million compared to $14.0 million in the second, or linked quarter of 2020, and $22.9 million in the third quarter of 2019. The decrease in net income compared to the linked quarter was primarily due to higher second quarter gains on sales of securities of $9.3 million. This was partially offset by improved noninterest income, including higher loan sales from increased mortgage banking originations, as well as by lower noninterest expense. The lower net income compared to the third quarter of 2019 primarily reflects lower asset yields within the loan and investment portfolios due to the lower interest rate environment and higher provision for credit losses in the third quarter of 2020, which included approximately $12.3 million in additional reserves related to economic impacts from the pandemic.

Total loans were $5.5 billion as of September 30, 2020, up 7.3%2 from December 31, 2019, driven mainly by the addition of $370 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans, as well as increases in the commercial real estate and residential loan portfolios, offset by reductions in the home equity line of credit and consumer loan portfolios.

Total deposits were $7.0 billion as of September 30, 2020, an increase of 12.2%3 from December 31, 2019. The average cost of funds was 0.13% for the quarter, down five basis points versus the linked quarter and down 17 basis points versus the prior year quarter.

Overall, American's return on average equity4 for the third quarter of 2020 was 6.75%, compared to 8.00% in the linked quarter and 13.75% in the third quarter of 2019. Return on average assets was 0.61% for the third quarter of 2020, compared to 0.72% in the linked quarter and 1.29% in the same quarter last year.

In the third quarter of 2020, American retained capital and did not pay a dividend to HEI. American had a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 8.3% at September 30, 2020.

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

HOLDING AND OTHER COMPANIESThe holding and other companies' net loss was $7.2 million for the third quarter of 2020 compared to $6.2 million in the prior year quarter. The greater net loss was primarily due to lower income at Pacific Current reflecting lower energy sales and higher corporate interest expense from higher short-term borrowing.

BOARD MAINTAINS QUARTERLY DIVIDENDOn November 4, 2020, HEI announced that the Board of Directors maintained HEI's quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 per share payable on December 10, 2020, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 20, 2020 (ex-dividend date is November 19, 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 November 5, 2020 of $33.05, HEI's dividend yield is 4.0%.

HEI EARNINGS RELEASE, HEI WEBCAST AND CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS EARNINGS AND 2020 GUIDANCEHEI will conduct a webcast and conference call to review its consolidated results and 2020 earnings guidance and outlook at 11:15 a.m.Hawaii time (4:15 p.m. Eastern time) on Friday, November 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. HEI's website also contains other materials about the company, such as HEI's Environmental, Social and Governance report, which was published during the quarter. 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'sSecurities 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'sSEC 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'sSEC filings.

An on-line replay of the November 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 November 20, 2020 by dialing (877) 344-7529 or (412) 317-0088 and entering passcode 10148946.

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 STATEMENTSThis 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.

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.

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.

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.

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