February 23, 2004

Kristi Maynard Promoted to Head Treasury & Investment Division at First Hawaiian Bank

(Honolulu, Hawaii, February 23, 2004) – Senior Vice President Kristi Maynard has been promoted to Manager of the Treasury & Investment Division at First Hawaiian Bank, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Walter A. Dods, Jr. announced today.

Maynard joined First Hawaiian in 1984 as an investment assistant.  She was successively promoted to assistant vice president (1985), vice president (1987) and senior vice president (1994).

She is a graduate of the University of South Dakota, holds an MBA from the University of Washington and is an honors graduate of Pacific Coast Banking School.

First Hawaiian Bank is the largest Hawaii bank, with total assets of $9.9 billion.