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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
- (1)
- Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-64248), pertaining to the Bank of Hawaii Corporation Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan,
- (2)
- Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 33-54777, Form S-8 No. 333-80127 and Form S-8 No. 33-61134), pertaining to the Pacific Century Financial Corporation Stock Option Plan of 1994 (formerly the Bancorp Hawaii, Inc. Stock Option Plan of 1994),
- (3)
- Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 2-96329, Form S-8 No. 33-29872, Form S-8 No. 33-49836 and Form S-8 No. 33-57267), pertaining to the Bank of Hawaii Retirement Savings Plan, (formerly the Pacific Century Financial Corporation Profit Sharing Plan),
- (4)
- Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-02835), pertaining to the Pacific Century Financial Corporation Directors' Stock Compensation Program (formerly the Bancorp Hawaii, Inc. Director Stock Compensation Program),
- (5)
- Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-14929), pertaining to Pacific Century Financial Corporation Directors Deferred Compensation Plan (formerly the Bancorp Hawaii, Inc. Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan), and
- (6)
- Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 333-115325 and Form S-8 No. 333-143295), pertaining to Bank of Hawaii Corporation 2004 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan;
of our reports dated February 23, 2011, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of Bank of Hawaii Corporation and subsidiaries and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Bank of Hawaii Corporation and subsidiaries included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Bank of Hawaii Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2010.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP | ||
Honolulu, Hawaii February 23, 2011 |
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm