Envelope ID: 455D2F12-849F-493C-95A1-259E58216948

Power of Attorney

(Exchange Act, Section 16(a), Forms 3, 4, 5)


The undersigned hereby appoints Stacey L. Rocha, VP, Compensation &
Workforce Analytics Manager of Central Pacific Financial
Corp. (the ?Company?) and Central Pacific Bank,
signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:


(1) prepare, execute for and in the undersigned's name and on the
undersigned's behalf, and in the undersigned's capacity as an
officer or director of the Company, and submit to the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), Forms 3, 4 and 5,
including amendments thereto, in accordance with Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (?Exchange Act?) or
any rule or regulation of the SEC, and any other forms or reports
the undersigned may be required to file in connection with the
undersigned's ownership, acquisition, or disposition of securities
of the Company, and any other documents necessary or appropriate
to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make
electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a)
of the Exchange Act or any rule or regulation of the SEC;


(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, or other form or report
required by the SEC, and timely file such form or report with
the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and,


(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by,
the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed
by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant
to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain
such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.


The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise
of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present,
with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's
designees, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that (i) the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming, nor is the Company or Central Pacific Bank assuming any of
the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the
Exchange Act; (ii) this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned
from responsibility for compliance with the undersigned?s obligations
under Section 16 of the Exchange Act or any other rule or regulation
promulgated by the SEC, including, without limitation, the reporting
requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act; (iii) this Power of
Attorney authorizes, but does not require, any attorney-in-fact,
to act in his or her discretion on information provided to
such attorney-in-fact without independent verification of such information.


This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions
in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

The undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
on 12/21/2022 | 9:07:33 AM HAST

DocuSigned by: Diane Murakami
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