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CONSENT OF PERSON DESIGNATED 

TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF 

FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC.

The undersigned hereby consents, pursuant to Rule 438 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to being named in the joint proxy statement/prospectus of First Hawaiian, Inc. and TriCo Bancshares, and any amendment or supplement thereto, which constitutes part of First Hawaiian, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto (the “Registration Statement”), as a person who is to become a director of First Hawaiian, Inc. upon consummation of the Merger (as such term is defined in the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Merger, dated as of July 12, 2026, by and among First Hawaiian, Inc., TriCo Bancshares and Horizon Merger Sub, Inc.), and to the filing of this consent as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.