Central Pacific Financial Corp.
Power of Attorney

(To execute Forms 3, 4 and 5 of the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission for the purposes of reporting pursuant
to and under Section 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934 and related Rule 16a-3 and other related Rules and
Regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.)

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints, effective as of
the date of the undersigned?s signature below, the Chief Executive
Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, the General
Counsel & Corporate Secretary, the Assistant Controller, and
Hollie A. Amano (executive assistant to the Chief Financial Officer),
of Central Pacific Financial Corp., who may be appointed to and
occupy such offices from time to time, the undersigned?s true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact to do the following:

A. To execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, Forms 3, 4 and
5 of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purposes of reporting pursuant to and under Section 16(a)
of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and related Rule
16a-3 and other related Rules and Regulations of the United
State Securities and Exchange Commission.

B. To do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to
complete the execution of any such Form 3, 4 and 5 and
the timely filing of any such Form with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any other authority.

C. To take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion and/or
judgment of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned,
it being understood 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 his discretion.

D. To do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary and 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, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

Each attorney-in-fact hereunder shall have full power and
authority under this Power of Attorney, and all acts authorized
to be taken by the attorneys-in-fact hereunder may be taken by
any one attorney-in-fact.

The undersigned acknowledges that Central Pacific Financial Corp.
and the attorneys-in-fact who are serving hereunder for the
benefit of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned?s
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or any other securities laws, rules or
regulations that the undersigned is required to comply with.

/s/ John C. Dean			DATE


State of Hawaii
County of Honolulu

On this 26th day of March, 2010, before me personally appeared
John C. Dean, to me known to be the person described in and
who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged that
he executed the same as his free act and deed.

Karen D. Chung
Notary Public, State of Hawaii
Commission expires: Aug 18, 2013