BNP Paribas USA Form 3 FIRST HAWAIIAN / PARIBAS BNP ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BNP PARIBAS

(Last) (First) (Middle)

CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON

ONE STATE ST PLAZA

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10004

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/03/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC. [ FHB ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	139,459,620	I	See footnote(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BNP PARIBAS

(Last) (First) (Middle)

CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON

ONE STATE ST PLAZA

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10004

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BancWest Corp

(Last) (First) (Middle)

180 MONTGOMERY STREET

25TH FLOOR

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BNP Paribas USA, Inc.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

787 7TH AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of First Hawaiian, Inc. (the "Company"), are owned of record by BancWest Corporation ("BWC"). BNP Paribas USA, Inc. ("BNPP USA"), the parent company of BWC, and BNP Paribas ("BNPP"), the parent company of BNPP USA, are deemed to beneficially own all such shares of Common Stock. The board of directors of BNPP has the power to vote, or direct the vote of, and to dispose, or direct the disposition of, shares of Common Stock owned of record by BWC. BNPP may be deemed a director by deputization of the Company.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney * Phiroze Rao also signed this Form 3 on behalf of BNP Paribas USA, Inc., as its Chief Financial Officer.

	/s/ Thibault Fulconis, Vice Chairman of BancWest Corporation	08/03/2016
	/s/ Molka Langar, Attorney-in-Fact for BNP Paribas	08/03/2016
	/s/ Jean-Yves Fillion, Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas USA, Inc.*	08/03/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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