NEWS RELEASE

BEN KASHIWABARA JOINS FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK AS VICE PRESIDENT AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE OFFICER

HONOLULU, June 14, 2021 – First Hawaiian Bank (FHB) announced today that Ben Kashiwabara has joined the Bank as Vice President and Commercial Real Estate Officer.  He is responsible for Commercial Real Estate “Middle Market” loan originations and will take on a leadership role with FHB’s First Choice Commercial Real Estate Loan Program. 

Kashiwabara has 34 years of experience in the origination of multi-family and commercial income property loans in California and Hawaii and was most recently vice president, Income Property Loans at Bank of Hawaii.  He is a graduate of Pepperdine University, California and Iolani High School.

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