# First Hawaiian Bank

> First Hawaiian Bank is Hawaii's oldest and largest financial institution, combining a 49-branch Pacific network and entrenched local relationships with consumer banking, commercial lending, payments, wealth management, trust, insurance, and digital services. Its proposed all-stock acquisition of TriCo Bancshares would turn a Hawaii-centered institution into a roughly $34 billion western regional bank while retaining the Tri Counties Bank brand on the mainland.

- **Founded:** 1858
- **Headquarters:** Honolulu, United States
- **Founders:** Charles Reed Bishop (Co-founder), William A. Aldrich (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 2,000 employees; LinkedIn lists 1,001-5,000 and the supplied company data lists 2,000.
- **Products:** Personal banking, Consumer lending, Credit cards, First Hawaiian Bank Mobile, Small business banking
- **Notable:** Established in 1858 as Bishop & Company, making it Hawaii's oldest financial institution., Largest Hawaii-headquartered bank by loans and leases and net income at year-end 2025., Operated 49 branches across Hawaii, Guam, and Saipan at year-end 2025.

## Products & services

- **Personal banking** — Checking, savings, certificates of deposit, debit cards, overdraft services, online banking, and mobile account access.
- **Consumer lending** — Mortgages, refinancing, home equity, automobile lending and leasing, personal loans, and lines of credit.
- **Credit cards** — Consumer and business Mastercard products, including cash-back and travel-rewards cards, with digital rewards management.
- **First Hawaiian Bank Mobile** — Mobile banking with account opening, transfers, bill pay, mobile deposit, alerts, budgeting, secure messaging, rewards redemption, and Zelle.
- **Small business banking** — Deposit accounts, credit cards, SBA loans, business loans and leases, payment processing, and online cash-management tools.
- **Commercial and corporate banking** — Commercial and industrial lending, commercial real estate and construction finance, auto-dealer flooring, international services, and relationship-led corporate banking.
- **Treasury management** — Receivables, lockbox, ACH, wires, account reconciliation, fraud controls, liquidity tools, and information reporting.
- **Wealth management and trust** — Investment advice, financial planning, private banking, trust and estate services, insurance, institutional services, and retirement planning.
- **Merchant services** — Card acceptance and payment-processing services for merchants and commercial customers.

## Achievements

- Established in 1858 as Bishop & Company, making it Hawaii's oldest financial institution.
- Largest Hawaii-headquartered bank by loans and leases and net income at year-end 2025.
- Operated 49 branches across Hawaii, Guam, and Saipan at year-end 2025.
- Earned the FDIC's highest Community Reinvestment Act rating for an eleventh consecutive evaluation period in 2025, a streak dating to 1995.
- Ranked Hawaii's top bank in Forbes' Best Banks in Each State list for a fourth consecutive year in 2025.
- Reported $276.3 million in 2025 net income and $23.96 billion in year-end assets.
- Employee and retiree giving through Kōkua Mai reached nearly $14 million from 2007 through 2025.
- Introduced Hawaii's first PC home-banking project in 1996 and its first contactless credit card in 2020.
- Returned to public markets on Nasdaq in 2016 and became fully independent after BNP Paribas exited in 2019.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Reported second-quarter net income of $73.4 million, $23.6 billion in assets, $14.6 billion in loans and leases, and $20.2 billion in deposits.
- **2026-07** — Agreed to acquire TriCo Bancshares in an all-stock transaction expected to create a roughly $34 billion western banking franchise; closing is targeted by year-end 2026 subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals.
- **2026-04** — Reported first-quarter net income of $67.8 million and quarterly growth in both loans and deposits.
- **2026-02** — Committed $2.5 million to the First Hawaiian Bank Foundation after the foundation donated $5.6 million to 350 charities in 2025.
- **2026-02** — Announced Alan Arizumi's retirement and appointed Michael Tottori to lead wealth management and join the senior management committee.
- **2025-11** — Received an eleventh consecutive 'Outstanding' Community Reinvestment Act rating from the FDIC.
- **2025-09** — Opened a temporary Lahaina branch at Lahaina Cannery Mall, restoring an in-community presence after the 2023 wildfire.
- **2025-07** — Launched a rebuilt mobile banking app with expanded account opening, transfers, budgeting, support, rewards, and Zelle features.

## Links

- Website: https://www.fhb.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/first-hawaiian-bank/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/FHBHawaii
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/firsthawaiianbank
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fhbhawaii/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FirstHawaiianBank

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Last updated: 2026-08-13