July 18, 2005

First Hawaiian Bank Officer Appointment

(Honolulu, Hawaii, July 18, 2005) – First Hawaiian Bank President and Chief Executive Officer Donald G. Horner announced the officer appointment of Charles S. J. Davis to vice president and manager of the bank’s Security Department. Davis has more than 30 years of security experience, including 24 years with the Honolulu Police Department.

Davis graduated from Kailua High School and earned an associate’s degree from the University of Hawaii.

First Hawaiian Bank ($10.8 billion) was founded in 1858 and is Hawaii’s oldest bank and the state’s largest in terms of total assets and deposits. First Hawaiian has 56 branches in Hawaii, three on Guam and two on Saipan.

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