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<DESCRIPTION>POWER OF ATTORNEY (PUBLIC): WILSON POA
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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 undersigneds signature below, the
Executive Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the
President, the Chief Financial Officer, the General Counsel
 & Corporate Secretary, the Controller, the Director of
Human Resources Operations, and Diane Nakasone
(Sr. Regulatory Officer), of Central Pacific Financial
Corp., who may be appointed to and occupy such offices
 from time to time, the undersigneds 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
undersigneds 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/ Raymond W. Wilson	February 15, 2011

State of Hawaii
City & County of Honolulu

On this 15th day of February 2011, before
me personally appeared Raymond W. Wilson 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

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