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Other related-party transactions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Other related-party transactions
17 · Other related-party transactions
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 Chair 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:
 
HEI consolidated
 
Hawaiian Electric consolidated
(in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
HMSA costs
$
28

 
$
30

 
$
25

 
$
22

 
$
23

 
$
20

HMSA expense*
20

 
21

 
18

 
14

 
14

 
13

HDS costs
3

 
3

 
3

 
2

 
2

 
2

HDS expense*
2

 
2

 
2

 
1

 
1

 
1

* Charged the remaining costs primarily to electric utility plant.
The costs and expense in the table above are gross amounts (i.e., not net of employee contributions to employee benefits).