Central Pacific Financial (CPF) 10-K/A 2008 FY Annual report (amended)

Exhibit 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Central Pacific Financial Corp.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements No. 333-35999, No. 333-119538, No. 333-119798, and No. 333-141232 on Form S-8, and No. 333-138517 and No. 333-157166 on Form S-3, of Central Pacific Financial Corp. of our reports dated February 27, 2009, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Central Pacific Financial Corp. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2008, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, which reports appear in the December 31, 2008 annual report on Form 10-K of Central Pacific Financial Corp. Our report on the consolidated financial statements refers to the adoption of FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, in 2008.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Honolulu, Hawaii

February 27, 2009