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Rate hikes fuel 49% jump in HEI profit

COURTESY HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES
courtesy hawaiian electric INDUSTRIES Rising fuel costs and increases in Hawaiian Electric's base rate pushed Oahu residential electric bills to a record high in August. HEI Industries ended the quarter with a $48.4 million profit. HECO workers tend to a utility pole.