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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 or Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from Commission File Number : 1-6887 Delaware ( State of incorporation ) 130 Merchant Street ( Address of principal executive offices ) BANK OF HAWAII CORP ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Honolulu ( City ) Hawaii ( State ) 1-888-643-3888 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol BOH 99-0148992 to As of February 16 , 2021 , there were 40,134,784 shares of common stock outstanding . Title of Each Class Common Stock $ .01 Par Value Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No 96813 ( Zip Code ) No No Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically , every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( Section 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , or a smaller reporting company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , ” and “ emerging growth company ” in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No | The aggregate market value of the registrant's outstanding voting common stock held by non - affiliates on June 30 , 2020 ( the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter ) , determined using the per share closing price on that date on the New York Stock Exchange of $ 61.41 , was approximately $ 2,393,046,926 . There was no non - voting common equity of the registrant outstanding on that date . 0 0 0 DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement relating to its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders , are incorporated herein by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K to the extent stated herein . Such proxy statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the registrant's fiscal year end ended December 31 , 2020 .