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 (Date of earliest event reported)  April 27, 2012

 

BANK OF HAWAII CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-6887

 

99-0148992

(State of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

 

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

130 Merchant Street, Honolulu, Hawaii

 

96813

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(808) 694-8822

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07.             Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On April 27, 2012, Bank of Hawaii Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual shareholders meeting.  At the meeting, the following matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders:

 

1.              Election of Directors: *

 

Nominee

 

Votes Cast For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Non-Votes

 

S. Haunani Apoliona

 

33,224,714

 

285,642

 

7,000,290

 

Mary G. F. Bitterman

 

33,192,608

 

317,748

 

7,000,290

 

Mark A. Burak

 

33,299,541

 

210,815

 

7,000,290

 

Michael J. Chun

 

33,336,326

 

174,030

 

7,000,290

 

Clinton R. Churchill

 

33,230,233

 

280,123

 

7,000,290

 

David A. Heenan

 

33,184,390

 

325,966

 

7,000,290

 

Peter S. Ho

 

32,771,432

 

738,924

 

7,000,290

 

Robert Huret

 

33,255,792

 

254,564

 

7,000,290

 

Kent T. Lucien

 

27,346,973

 

6,163,383

 

7,000,290

 

Martin A. Stein

 

33,234,388

 

275,968

 

7,000,290

 

Donald M. Takaki

 

28,257,996

 

5,252,360

 

7,000,290

 

Barbara J. Tanabe

 

33,256,489

 

253,867

 

7,000,290

 

Robert W. Wo

 

33,339,815

 

170,541

 

7,000,290

 

 


*   The directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast.

 

2.              Advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation:

 

Votes Cast For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Non-Votes

 

32,122,803

 

519,361

 

868,193

 

7,000,290

 

 

3.              Ratification of the appointment of Ernst and Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011:

 

Votes Cast For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Non-Votes

 

40,163,608

 

286,745

 

60,293

 

0

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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 27, 2012

BANK OF HAWAII CORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark A. Rossi

 

 

Mark A. Rossi

 

 

Vice Chairman and Corporate Secretary

 

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