Current Report Filing (8-k)

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			October 21, 2019
(Date of earliest event reported)

BANK OF HAWAII CORP

(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)

N/A

(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

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock

$.01 Par Value

BOH

New York Stock Exchange

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Item 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On October 16, 2019, Bank of Hawaii Corporation (the “Company”) reached a tentative settlement with the named plaintiff to settle the putative class action lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, Case No. CV 16-005131:14-cv-10318 JMS-WRP which was commenced in September 2016, alleging claims that Bank of Hawaii improperly assessed overdraft fees on certain account transactions. The tentative settlement, subject to documentation and court approvals, provides for forgiveness of certain related and previously charged off overdraft fees, and a payment by the Company of $8.0 million into a class settlement fund the proceeds of which will be used to refund class members, and to pay attorneys’ fees, administrative and other costs, in exchange for a complete release of all claims asserted against the Company. The Company previously established a $2.0 million reserve relating to this claim.

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.