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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			April 24, 2026
(Date of earliest event reported)

BANK OF HAWAII CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware			1-6887			99-0148992
(State of Incorporation)			(Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)

130 Merchant Street			Honolulu			Hawaii			96813
(Address of principal executive offices)			(City)			(State)			(Zip Code)

(888) 643-3888

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

BOH

New York Stock Exchange

Depository Shares, Each Representing 1/40th Interest in a Share of 4.375% Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A

BOH.PRA

New York Stock Exchange

Depository Shares, Each Representing 1/40th Interest in a Share of 8.000% Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B

BOH.PRB

New York Stock Exchange

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:

☐			Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐			Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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. ☐

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

On April 24, 2026, 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 Against						Abstentions						Uncast						Non-Votes
John C. Erickson						28,829,553						181,171						414,849						–						4,003,386
Joshua D. Feldman						28,761,698						256,016						407,859						–						4,003,386
Michelle E. Hulst						28,705,043						302,534						417,996						–						4,003,386
Kent T. Lucien						28,652,422						372,794						400,357						–						4,003,386
Elliot K. Mills						28,694,439						302,100						429,034						–						4,003,386
Alicia E. Moy						28,849,120						175,278						401,175						–						4,003,386
Victor K. Nichols						28,634,046						360,719						430,808						–						4,003,386
James C. Polk						28,771,261						233,567						420,745						–						4,003,386
Dana M. Tokioka						28,615,832						359,236						450,505						–						4,003,386
Raymond P. Vara, Jr.						27,956,448						1,054,811						414,314						–						4,003,386
Suzanne P. Vares-Lum						28,871,215						131,549						422,809						–						4,003,386
Robert W. Wo						28,182,063						845,256						398,254						–						4,003,386

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

Votes Cast For						Votes Against						Abstentions						Uncast						Non-Votes
17,274,193						11,632,570						518,810						–						4,003,386

3.Ratification of the re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026:

Votes Cast For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Uncast

Non-Votes

32,239,430

782,004

407,525

–

–

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Signatures

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 28, 2026			Bank of Hawaii Corporation
			By:			/s/ Patrick M. McGuirk
						Patrick M. McGuirk
						Vice Chair and Chief Administrative Officer