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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report | April 24, 2023
(Date of earliest event reported) |

BANK OF HAWAII CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware | 1-6887 | 99-0148992
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

130 Merchant Street | Honolulu | Hawaii | 96813
(Address of principal executive offices) | (City) | (State) | (Zip Code)

(888) 643-3888

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |  | BOH |  | New York Stock Exchange
Depository Shares, Each Representing 1/40 th Interest in a Share of 4.375% Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A |  | BOH.PRA |  | New York Stock Exchange

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 24, 2023, Bank of Hawaii Corporation announced its results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. The public announcement was made by means of a press release, the text of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. |
99.1 | April 24, 2023 Press Release: Bank of Hawaii Corporation First Quarter 2023 Financial Results. Any internet addresses provided in this release are for informational purposes only and are not intended to be hyperlinks. Furnished herewith.
99.2 | Bank of Hawaii Corporation First Quarter 2023 Financial Report
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 24, 2023 | Bank of Hawaii Corporation
| By: | /s/ Patrick M. McGuirk
|  | Patrick M. McGuirk
|  | Senior Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary