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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K □ 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 Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation ) Title of each class : Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share 999 Bishop Street , 29th Floor Honolulu , HI ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) FIRST HAWAIIAN , INC . ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter ) Commission File Number 001-14585 Large accelerated filer > to Trading Symbol ( s ) ( 808 ) 525-7000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : FHB ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None 99-0156159 96813 ( Zip Code ) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No 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 Name of each exchange on which registered : NASDAQ Global Select Market 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 Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth 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 . Non - accelerated filer 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 As of June 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the registrant's voting shares held by non - affiliates was approximately $ 2.2 billion , based on the closing sale price of $ 17.24 as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market . As of February 23 , 2021 , there were 130,919,200 shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the First Hawaiian , Inc. Proxy Statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference in this Form 10 - K in response to Part III , Items 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 and 14 . No