EX-23 2 exhibit2311-k2017401k.htm EXHIBIT 23

Exhibit

Exhibit 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Central Pacific Bank Retirement Plans Administrative Committee

Central Pacific Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (No. 333-141232 and No. 333-196873) on Form S-8 of Central Pacific Financial Corp. of our report dated June 25, 2018, with respect to the statements of assets available for benefits of the Central Pacific Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the related statements of changes in assets available for benefits for the years then ended, and the supplemental schedule of Schedule H, line 4i - schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2017, which report appears in the December 31, 2017 annual report on Form 11-K of the Central Pacific Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Honolulu, Hawaii
June 25, 2018