First Hawaiian Bank

First Hawaiian Bank

Type	Public
Traded as	NASDAQ: FHB
Industry	Banking
Founded	1858
Headquarters	First Hawaiian Center Honolulu
Area served	United States (Hawaii, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands)
Key people	Robert S. Harrison, CEO & President
Revenue	US$709 million (2016)
Net income	US$230 million(2016)
Number of employees	2,250 (2016)
Website	www.fhb.com

First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ: FHB) is a bank holding company headquartered in Honolulu, Hawai'i. Its principal subsidiary, First Hawaiian Bank founded in 1858, is Hawai'is oldest and largest financial institution headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, at the First Hawaiian Center. The bank has 57 branches throughout Hawai'i, three in Guam and two in Saipan. It offers a diversified range of banking services to consumer and commercial customers, including deposit products, lending services and wealth management, insurance, private banking and trust services. First Hawaiian was listed on the NASDAQ on August 4, 2016 and made it's debut at number 12 in January 2017 publication of Forbes' American's 100 Largest Banks with $20 billion in total assets.

First Hawaiian Bank, their employees, and the First Hawaiian Foundation together represent one of the largest corporate contributors in Hawaii, Guam and CNMI, annually donating more than $3 million to over 400 charitable organizations. Employees are given time off to provide much-needed support at community events.

In 2016, Community Care employee volunteer activities were designed to bring “Comfort & Joy” to those in the community – children, the elderly, and those in need. From October to December, more than 400 employees, family and friends, volunteered hundreds of hours on Oahu, Maui, the Big Island and Kauai.

First Hawaiian Bank's 2016 Kokua Mai campaign raised a record $1 million for charities in Hawaii, Guam and Saipan. A remarkable 99 percent of employees made personal donations and 100 percent of every employee contribution goes to their charity of choice.

In 1858, local businessmen, Charles R. Bishop (who had immigrated from upstate New York a decade earlier) and William A. Aldrich, opened Bishop & Co. -- the first successful banking partnership under the laws of the independent Kingdom of Hawaii. It operated from a basement room in "Makee & Anthon's Building" on Kaahumanu Street. On the day Bishop & Co. opened, it took in $4,784.25 in deposits. Its successor, First Hawaiian Bank, today is the second oldest bank west of the Rockies.

Cecil G. Tilton. 1927. The History of Banking in Hawaii. University of Hawaii Research Publications No. 3.