A NEW HOME FOR FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK'S
TAMUNING BRANCH COMING SOON;
GRAND OPENING ON AUGUST 2

(Hagåtña, Guam, July 14, 2008) -First Hawaiian Bank's Tamuning Branch will soon have a new address in town. On August 4, 2008 the Tamuning Branch will be re-locating from its current location at Photo Town Plaza suite 101, 353 Chalan San Antonio Road to a brand new branch facility located at 645 Route 1 on South Marine Corps Drive. The existing Tamuning Branch will close permanently at the close of business on Friday, August 1st. The new Tamuning Branch will officially open for business Monday, August 4 at 9:00 a.m.

A grand opening celebration to introduce the branch and its staff in their new location will be held on Saturday, August 2, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The public is invited to join in on the festivities which include: live entertainment featuring 13 year old Ryan Imamura, balloons for the kids, free giveaways, special bank offers, and the opportunity to sign up for a grand prize trip to Hawaii for a family of five from Continental Airlines, including hotel accommodations from Outrigger Resort Guam. Other prizes include 1st Prize: 150,000 Continental Airlines OnePass Miles, 2nd Prize: 40,000 Continental Airlines OnePass Miles & 3rd Prize: 21,000 Continental Airlines OnePass Miles.

The new Tamuning Branch will be larger than the current facility in Chalan San Antonio. The building has an island theme, two drive-up teller lanes, a drive-up ATM lane, and 76 parking stalls. It will feature state-of-the-art banking equipment that will enable First Hawaiian Bank employees to make quicker credit decisions and deliver more deposit convenience. The full-service platforms will provide investment, private banking, personal banking, and new business banking services to meet all the financial needs of First Hawaiian Bank customers in one convenient location.

“The new full-service branch will have expanded services, enabling our staff to provide a higher level of banking services for our clients. We look forward to welcome both current and new customers to our beautiful new branch,” said Peter Valdez, vice president and Tamuning Branch manager.

First Hawaiian Bank (www.fhb.com) with assets of $12.75 billion was founded in 1858 and is Hawaii's oldest and largest bank. This year the bank is celebrating 150 Years in business, including 38 years on Guam. It has 58 branches in Hawaii, three on Guam and two on Saipan.

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