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EXHIBIT 23. CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-22107 and 333-75483) and the
Post-Effective Amendment on Form S-8 to Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-76271) of
BancWest Corporation of our report dated January 18, 2000 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of BancWest Corporation and Subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1999 and 1998, which appears in the 1999 Annual Report to
Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form
10-K.





/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Honolulu, Hawaii
March 17, 2000