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 (Date of earliest event reported): January 18, 2022

FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-14585		99-0156159
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

999 Bishop St., 29th Floor
Honolulu, Hawaii		96813
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(808) 525-7000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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		FHB		NASDAQ Global Select Market

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. ¨

Item 5.02      Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 18, 2022, Ms. Jenai Wall, a director of First Hawaiian, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, First Hawaiian Bank, notified the Company that she will not be standing for re-election at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders in order to focus on her other business commitments. Ms. Wall’s decision not to stand for re-election was not as a result of any disagreement with the Company. Ms. Wall, who has served on the Company’s board of directors since 2018, will continue to serve as director and as a member of the Compensation and Risk Committees of the Company’s board of directors until her current term expires at the April 2022 annual meeting of stockholders.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the foregoing matters is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release dated January 20, 2022

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release dated January 20, 2022
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

SIGNATURE

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.

	FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC.


Date: January 21, 2022	By:	/s/ Robert S. Harrison
		Robert S. Harrison
		Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)

First Hawaiian Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits