March 4, 2005

First Hawaiian Bank Adding 18 ATMs at Ala Moana, Ward, Prince Kuhio, Queen Kaahumanu Malls

(Honolulu, Hawaii, March 4, 2005) -- Over the next three months, First Hawaiian Bank will install 18 additional ATMs in Ala Moana Center and three other shopping centers owned by General Growth Properties.

There will be eight new First Hawaiian ATMs at Ala Moana Center, five at the Ward Center and Ward Entertainment Center complex, two at Queen Ka'ahumanu Center in Kahului on Maui and three at Prince Kuhio Plaza in Hilo on the Big Island. Installations began this week.

"The additions will provide added convenience for First Hawaiian Bank customers and will also expand access to ATM services for all shoppers at these popular General Growth Properties malls," said First Hawaiian President and CEO Don Horner.

Following the installations, First Hawaiian will have more than 230 ATMs in place in Hawaii, Guam and Saipan.

First Hawaiian Bank ($10.6 billion assets) was founded in 1858 and is Hawaii's oldest bank and the state's largest bank in terms of total assets and deposits. First Hawaiian has 56 branches in Hawaii, three on Guam and two on Saipan. It is a subsidiary of BancWest Corporation, the largest Hawaii-based bank holding company, with assets of $50.1 billion.