August 5, 2005

First Hawaiian Bank Announces Officer Promotion

(Honolulu, Hawaii, August 8, 2005) – First Hawaiian President and Chief Executive Officer announced the officer promotion of Lani-Ann Miho to personal banking officer, Hilo Branch. Miho joined First Hawaiian in 1982 as an operations supervisor and has held positions as assistant branch manager, consumer banking officer and branch manager. She is a graduate of Roosevelt High School and earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Hawaii.

First Hawaiian Bank ($11 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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