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)  April 22, 2011

 

BANK OF HAWAII CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-6887

 

99-0148992

(State of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

 

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

130 Merchant Street, Honolulu, Hawaii

 

96813

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)   (808) 694-8822

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 5.07.

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On April 22, 2011, 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 Withheld

 

Non-Votes

 

S. Haunani Apoliona

 

34,461,258

 

260,193

 

7,087,916

 

Mary G. F. Bitterman

 

34,108,280

 

613,171

 

7,087,916

 

Mark A. Burak

 

34,477,472

 

243,978

 

7,087,916

 

Michael J. Chun

 

34,496,758

 

224,692

 

7,087,916

 

Clinton R. Churchill

 

34,505,539

 

215,912

 

7,087,916

 

David A. Heenan

 

34,084,188

 

637,262

 

7,087,916

 

Peter S. Ho

 

34,144,084

 

577,367

 

7,087,916

 

Robert Huret

 

34,497,033

 

224,418

 

7,087,916

 

Kent T. Lucien

 

29,473,640

 

5,247,811

 

7,087,916

 

Martin A. Stein

 

34,490,104

 

231,347

 

7,087,916

 

Donald M. Takaki

 

29,193,962

 

5,527,489

 

7,087,916

 

Barbara J. Tanabe

 

34,107,753

 

613,697

 

7,087,916

 

Robert W. Wo

 

34,148,859

 

572,592

 

7,087,916

 

 


*   The directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast.

 

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

 

Votes Cast For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Non-Votes

 

32,828,812

 

1,273,198

 

619,440

 

7,087,916

 

 

3.               Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation:

 

Votes for 1 Year

 

Votes for 2 Years

 

Votes for 3 Years

 

Abstentions

 

Non-Votes

 

28,541,090

 

130,393

 

5,388,745

 

661,222

 

7,087,916

 

 

4.               Amendment of the Bank of Hawaii Corporation 2004 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan to increase available shares:

 

Votes Cast For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Non-Votes

 

30,820,044

 

3,247,463

 

653,944

 

7,087,916

 

 

5.               Ratification of the appointment of Ernst and Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011:

 

Votes Cast For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Non-Votes

 

41,134,847

 

628,710

 

45,810

 

0

 

 

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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.

 

 

Date: April 25, 2011

BANK OF HAWAII CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark A. Rossi

 

 

Mark A. Rossi

 

 

Vice Chairman and Corporate Secretary

 

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