Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements concerning, among other things, the economic and business environment in our service area and elsewhere, credit quality and other financial and business matters in future periods. Our forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions, any of which could prove to be inaccurate and actual results may differ materially from those projected because of a variety of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to: 1) general economic conditions either nationally, internationally, or locally may be different than expected, and particularly, any event that negatively impacts the tourism industry in Hawaii; 2) unanticipated changes in the securities markets, public debt markets, and other capital markets in the U.S. and internationally; 3) the competitive pressure among financial services and products; 4) the impact of recent legislative and regulatory initiatives, particularly the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act"); 5) changes in fiscal and monetary policies of the markets in which we operate; 6) the increased cost of maintaining or the Company's ability to maintain adequate liquidity and capital, based on the requirements adopted by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and U.S. regulators; 7) actual or alleged conduct which could harm our reputation; 8) changes in accounting standards; 9) changes in tax laws or regulations or the interpretation of such laws and regulations; 10) changes in our credit quality or risk profile that may increase or decrease the required level of our reserve for credit losses; 11) changes in market interest rates that may affect credit markets and our ability to maintain our net interest margin; 12) the impact of litigation and regulatory investigations of the Company, including costs, expenses, settlements, and judgments; 13) any failure in or breach of our operational systems, information systems or infrastructure, or those of our third party vendors and other service providers; 14) any interruption or breach of security of our information systems resulting in failures or disruptions in customer account management, general ledger processing, and loan or deposit systems; 15) changes to the amount and timing of proposed common stock repurchases; and 16) natural disasters, public unrest or adverse weather, public health, and other conditions impacting us and our customers' operations. A detailed discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included under the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Part I of this report. Words such as "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "targeted," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not exclusive means of identifying such statements. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect later events or circumstances.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our Consolidated Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and follow general practices within the industries in which we operate. The most significant accounting policies we follow are presented in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Application of these principles requires us to make estimates, assumptions, and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Most accounting policies are not considered by management to be critical accounting policies. Several factors are considered in determining whether or not a policy is critical in the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements. These factors include among other things, whether the policy requires management to make difficult, subjective, and complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because it is likely that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. The accounting policies which we believe to be most critical in preparing our Consolidated Financial Statements are those that are related to the determination of the reserve for credit losses, fair value estimates, leased asset residual values, and income taxes.

Reserve for Credit Losses

A consequence of lending activities is that we may incur credit losses. The amount of such losses will vary depending upon the risk characteristics of the loan and lease portfolio as affected by economic conditions such as rising interest rates and the financial performance of borrowers. The reserve for credit losses consists of the allowance for loan and lease losses (the "Allowance") and a reserve for unfunded commitments (the "Unfunded Reserve"). The Allowance provides for probable and estimable losses inherent in our loan and lease portfolio. The Allowance is increased or decreased through the provisioning process. There is no exact method of predicting specific losses or amounts that ultimately may be charged-off on particular segments of the loan and lease portfolio. The Unfunded Reserve is a component of other liabilities and represents the estimate for probable credit losses inherent in unfunded commitments to extend credit. The level of the Unfunded Reserve is adjusted by recording an expense or recovery in other noninterest expense.

Management's evaluation of the adequacy of the reserve for credit losses is often the most critical of accounting estimates for a financial institution. Our determination of the amount of the reserve for credit losses is a critical accounting estimate as it requires

significant reliance on the accuracy of credit risk ratings on individual borrowers, the use of estimates and significant judgment as to the amount and timing of expected future cash flows on impaired loans, significant reliance on estimated loss rates on homogenous portfolios, and consideration of our quantitative and qualitative evaluation of economic factors and trends. While our methodology in establishing the reserve for credit losses attributes portions of the Allowance and Unfunded Reserve to the commercial and consumer portfolio segments, the entire Allowance and Unfunded Reserve is available to absorb credit losses inherent in the total loan and lease portfolio and total amount of unfunded credit commitments, respectively.

The reserve for credit losses related to our commercial portfolio segment is generally most sensitive to the accuracy of credit risk ratings assigned to each borrower. Commercial loan risk ratings are evaluated based on each situation by experienced senior credit officers and are subject to periodic review by an independent internal team of credit specialists. The reserve for credit losses related to our consumer portfolio segment is generally most sensitive to economic assumptions and delinquency trends. The reserve for credit losses attributable to each portfolio segment also includes an amount for inherent risks not reflected in the historical analyses. Relevant factors include, but are not limited to, concentrations of credit risk (geographic, large borrower, and industry), economic trends and conditions, changes in underwriting standards, experience and depth of lending staff, trends in delinquencies, and the level of criticized and classified loans.

See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and the "Corporate Risk Profile - Credit Risk" section in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") for more information on the Allowance and the Unfunded Reserve.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for an asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The degree of management judgment involved in determining the fair value of a financial instrument is dependent upon the availability of quoted market prices or observable market inputs. For financial instruments that are traded actively and have quoted market prices or observable market inputs, there is minimal subjectivity involved in measuring fair value. However, when quoted market prices or observable market inputs are not fully available, significant management judgment may be necessary to estimate fair value. In developing our fair value measurements, we maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The fair value hierarchy defines Level 1 and 2 valuations as those that are based on quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets and quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market. Level 3 valuations are based on model-based techniques that use at least one significant assumption not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect estimates of assumptions that we believe market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

Financial assets that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis include available-for-sale investment securities, loans held for sale, mortgage servicing rights, investments related to deferred compensation arrangements, and derivative financial instruments. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, $3.4 billion or 25% and $3.5 billion or 25%, respectively, of our total assets consisted of financial assets recorded at fair value on a recurring basis and most of these financial assets consisted of available-for-sale investment securities measured using information from a third-party pricing service. These investments in debt securities and mortgage-backed securities were all classified in either Levels 1 or 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Financial liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis are comprised of derivative financial instruments. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, $33.6 million and $36.8 million, respectively, of our total liabilities consisted of financial liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, Level 3 financial assets recorded at fair value on a recurring basis were $47.1 million and $45.0 million, respectively, or less than 1% of our total assets, and was comprised of mortgage servicing rights and derivative financial instruments. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, Level 3 financial liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis were $32.4 million and $35.8 million, respectively, or less than 1% of our total liabilities, and was comprised of derivative financial instruments.

Our third-party pricing service makes no representations or warranties that the pricing data provided to us is complete or free from errors, omissions, or defects. As a result, we have processes in place to monitor and periodically review the information provided to us by our third-party pricing service such as: 1) Our third-party pricing service provides us with documentation by asset class of inputs and methodologies used to value securities. We review this documentation to evaluate the inputs and valuation methodologies used to place securities into the appropriate level of the fair value hierarchy. This documentation is periodically updated by our third-party pricing service. Accordingly, transfers of securities within the fair value hierarchy are made if deemed necessary. 2) On a quarterly basis, management reviews the pricing information received from our third-party

pricing service. This review process includes a comparison to non-binding third-party broker quotes, as well as a review of market-related conditions impacting the information provided by our third-party pricing service. We also identify investment securities which may have traded in illiquid or inactive markets by identifying instances of a significant decrease in the volume or frequency of trades relative to historic levels, as well as instances of a significant widening of the bid-ask spread in the brokered markets. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, management did not make adjustments to prices provided by our third-party pricing service as a result of illiquid or inactive markets. 3) On a quarterly basis, management also reviews a sample of securities priced by the Company's third-party pricing service to review significant assumptions and valuation methodologies used. Based on this review, management determines whether the current placement of the security in the fair value hierarchy is appropriate or whether transfers may be warranted. 4) On an annual basis, to the extent available, we obtain and review independent auditor's reports from our third-party pricing service related to controls placed in operation and tests of operating effectiveness. We did not note any significant control deficiencies in our review of the independent auditor's reports related to services rendered by our third-party pricing service. 5) Our third-party pricing service has also established processes for us to submit inquiries regarding quoted prices. Periodically, we will challenge the quoted prices provided by our third-party pricing service. Our third-party pricing service will review the inputs to the evaluation in light of the new market data presented by us. Our third-party pricing service may then affirm the original quoted price or may update the evaluation on a going forward basis.

Based on the composition of our investment securities portfolio, we believe that we have developed appropriate internal controls and performed appropriate due diligence procedures to prevent or detect material misstatements. See Note 19 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on our fair value measurements.

Leased Asset Residual Values

Lease financing receivables include a residual value component, which represents the estimated value of leased assets upon lease expiration. Our determination of residual value is derived from a variety of sources, including equipment valuation services, appraisals, and publicly available market data on recent sales transactions on similar equipment. The length of time until lease termination, the cyclical nature of equipment values, and the limited marketplace for re-sale of certain leased assets, are important variables considered in making this determination. We update our valuation analysis on an annual basis, or more frequently as warranted by events or circumstances. When we determine that the fair value is lower than the expected residual value at lease expiration, the difference is recognized as an asset impairment in the period in which the analysis is completed.

Income Taxes

We determine our liabilities for income taxes based on current tax regulation and interpretations in tax jurisdictions where our income is subject to taxation. Currently, we file tax returns in nine federal, state and local domestic jurisdictions, and four foreign jurisdictions. In estimating income taxes payable or receivable, we assess the relative merits and risks of the appropriate tax treatment considering statutory, judicial, and regulatory guidance in the context of each tax position. Accordingly, previously estimated liabilities are regularly reevaluated and adjusted, through the provision for income taxes. Changes in the estimate of income taxes payable or receivable occur periodically due to changes in tax rates, interpretations of tax law, the status of examinations being conducted by various taxing authorities, and newly enacted statutory, judicial and regulatory guidance that impact the relative merits and risks of each tax position. These changes, when they occur, may affect the provision for income taxes as well as current and deferred income taxes, and may be significant to our statements of income and condition.

Management's determination of the realization of net deferred tax assets is based upon management's judgment of various future events and uncertainties, including the timing and amount of future income, as well as the implementation of various tax planning strategies to maximize realization of the deferred tax assets. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, we carried a valuation allowance of $5.1 million and $4.4 million, respectively, related to our deferred tax assets established in connection with our low-income housing investments.

We are also required to record a liability, referred to as an unrecognized tax benefit ("UTB"), for the entire amount of benefit taken in a prior or future income tax return when we determine that a tax position has a less than 50% likelihood of being accepted by the taxing authority. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, our liabilities for UTBs were $15.4 million and $13.6 million, respectively. See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on income taxes.

Overview

We are a regional financial services company serving businesses, consumers, and governments in Hawaii, Guam, and other Pacific Islands. Our main operating subsidiary, the Bank, was founded in 1897 and is the largest independent financial institution in Hawaii.

Exceptional people working together are the foundation for our success and enable us to build exceptional value for our customers, communities, shareholders, and each other. Excellence, integrity, respect, innovation, commitment, and teamwork are the core values for the way we do business. In striving to achieve our governing objective, our business plan is balanced between growth and risk management, including the flexibility to adjust, given the uncertainties of a slow economic recovery. We remain cautious about the local and national economy, interest rates, loan demand, and regulatory initiatives that are expected to impact the financial services industry. We intend to continue to focus on providing customers with a competitive mix of products and services, maintaining strong credit quality, improving expense management, and efficiently managing capital.

Hawaii Economy

Hawaii's economy continued to improve during the fourth quarter of 2012 primarily due to a strong visitor industry. In 2012, a record 8.0 million total visitors arrived in Hawaii, an increase of 9.6% compared to 2011. 2012 visitor arrivals exceeded the previous record high of 7.6 million visitors in 2006. Total visitor spending for 2012 increased by 18.7% compared to 2011 due to strong spending growth by U.S. and international visitors. The statewide seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate continued to decline during the fourth quarter of 2012 to 5.2% in December 2012, compared to 7.8% nationally. In 2012, the volume of single-family home sales on Oahu was 6.5% higher compared to 2011 and the volume of condominium sales on Oahu was 8.2% higher compared to 2011. Also in 2012, the median price of single-family home sales on Oahu was 7.8% higher compared to 2011 and the median price of condominium sales on Oahu was 5.8% higher compared to 2011. As of December 31, 2012, months of inventory of single-family homes and condominiums on Oahu remained low at approximately 2.5 months and 3.0 months, respectively.

Earnings Summary

Net income for 2012 was $166.1 million, an increase of $6.0 million or 4% compared to 2011. Diluted earnings per share were $3.67 in 2012, an increase of $0.28 or 8% compared to 2011. Our return on average assets was 1.22% in 2012, unchanged from 2011, and our return on average shareholders' equity was 16.23% in 2012, an increase of 54 basis points from 2011.

Our higher net income in 2012 was primarily due to the following:

• The provision for credit losses (the "Provision") was $1.0 million in 2012, a decrease of $11.7 million or 92% compared to 2011. Although loan balances have grown in 2012, credit quality trends and the underlying risk profile of our loan and lease portfolio continued to improve, with lower levels of net charge-offs, non-performing assets, and higher risk loans and leases outstanding.

• Mortgage banking income was $35.6 million in 2012, an increase of $21.0 million compared to 2011. This increase was primarily due to higher loan originations and sales activity in 2012, a result of low interest rates. Residential mortgage loan originations were $1.2 billion in 2012, a $256.9 million or 28% increase compared to 2011. Residential mortgage loan sales were $600.9 million in 2012, a $166.7 million or 38% increase from 2011. Also contributing to the increase in mortgage banking income was the increase in margins at which we were able to sell loans in the secondary market.

• Other noninterest expense was $69.7 million in 2012, a decrease of $15.7 million or 18% compared to 2011. Our financial results for 2011 included a $9.0 million accrual related to the settlement of overdraft litigation recorded in the second quarter of 2011. Also contributing to the decrease in other noninterest expense in 2012 was a $2.2 million decrease in mileage program travel expenses, a $1.5 million credit for the reduction in insurance reserves, and a $1.5 million decrease in operational losses.

These items were partially offset by the following:

• Net interest income was $377.3 million in 2012, a decrease of $12.9 million or 3% compared to 2011. This decrease was primarily due to lower yields on loans and investment securities. During this period of low interest rates over the past several years, we have maintained discipline in our loan underwriting and have also invested conservatively.

• Debit card income, recorded as a component of fees, exchange, and other services charges in the consolidated statements of income, was $14.9 million in 2012, a decrease of $10.9 million or 42% compared to 2011. This decrease was primarily due to changes in debit card interchange rules as a result of the pricing restrictions imposed by the Durbin Amendment which was effective October 1, 2011.

• We recorded a nominal amount of net investment securities losses in 2012, while net investment securities gains were $6.4 million in 2011. The amount and timing of our sale of investment securities are dependent on a number of factors, including our efforts to preserve capital levels while managing duration and extension risk.

• The provision for income taxes was $76.2 million in 2012, an increase of $9.3 million or 14% compared to 2011. We recorded credits to the provision for income taxes of $10.5 million in 2011 related to the reversal of liabilities for unrecognized state tax benefits, the release of general reserves due to the closing of certain IRS audit tax years, and the release of a valuation allowance related to the expected utilization of capital losses on the future sale of a low-income housing investment.

We maintained a strong balance sheet throughout 2012, with adequate reserves for credit losses, and high levels of liquidity and capital. In particular:

• The allowance for loan and lease losses (the "Allowance") was $128.9 million as of December 31, 2012, a decrease of $9.7 million or 7% from December 31, 2011. The ratio of our Allowance to total loans and leases outstanding decreased to 2.20% as of December 31, 2012, compared to 2.50% as of December 31, 2011. The decrease in the level of the Allowance was consistent with improving credit quality metrics and an improving Hawaii economy. Absent significant deterioration in the economy and assuming continued improvement and/or stability in credit quality, we may decrease the level of the Allowance in future periods.

• Total deposits were $11.5 billion as of December 31, 2012, an increase of $936.9 million or 9% from December 31, 2011. We believe that our strong brand continues to play a key role in new account acquisitions. During 2012, we continued to grow our deposit balances while reducing associated funding costs. The growth in deposit balances was due, in part, to local government entities transferring funds from repurchase agreements to time deposits during 2012.

• We continued to invest excess liquidity in high-grade investment securities. As of December 31, 2012, the total carrying value of our investment securities portfolio was $7.0 billion, a slight decrease from $7.1 billion as of December 31, 2011. In 2012, we reduced our positions in U.S. Treasury Notes and mortgage-backed securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association ("Ginnie Mae"). We re-invested these proceeds, in part, into state and municipal bond holdings.

• Total shareholders' equity was $1.0 billion as of December 31, 2012, an increase of $19.0 million or 2% from December 31, 2011. We continued to return capital to our shareholders in the form of share repurchases and dividends. During 2012, we repurchased 1.7 million shares of common stock at a total cost of $79.5 million under our share repurchase program. We also paid cash dividends of $81.6 million during 2012.

In 2013, we may see continued economic recovery and improving prospects for loan growth. However, we remain cautious about the uncertainties of government regulatory initiatives, the slow pace of economic recovery nationally, market interest rates, as well as the numerous fiscal and budgetary challenges facing our federal and local governments.

Analysis of Statements of Income

Average balances, related income and expenses, and resulting yields and rates
are presented in Table 1. An analysis of the change in net interest income, on a
taxable-equivalent basis, is presented in Table 2.
Average Balances and Interest Rates - Taxable-Equivalent Basis                                                                          Table 1
                                          2012                                    2011                                   2010
                            Average        Income/      Yield/        Average      Income/     Yield/      Average        Income/      Yield/
(dollars in millions)        Balance        Expense       Rate        Balance      Expense       Rate       Balance        Expense       Rate
Earning Assets
Interest-Bearing
Deposits                  $      3.7     $        -       0.26 %   $      4.2     $      -       0.19 %  $      4.7     $        -       0.59 %
Funds Sold                     263.5            0.5       0.20          380.2          0.8       0.22         390.2            1.1       0.28
Investment Securities
Available-for-Sale           3,346.3           75.0       2.24        4,439.8        105.4       2.37       5,854.1          170.1       2.91
Held-to-Maturity             3,636.7           95.0       2.61        2,279.6         72.2       3.16         154.2            6.5       4.22
Loans Held for Sale             14.7            0.6       4.29           11.0          0.5       4.54          10.8            0.9       8.51
Loans and Leases 1
Commercial and
Industrial                     800.2           31.3       3.91          790.6         31.8       4.02         764.2           33.7       4.41
Commercial Mortgage            988.2           42.9       4.34          887.1         42.8       4.82         827.7           42.0       5.07
Construction                   101.9            5.1       5.04           80.1          4.0       5.06          95.4            4.8       5.08
Commercial Lease
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