U N I T E D   S T A T E S

                 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                      Washington, D.C.  20549

                             FORM 11-K




    [X]     ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF
            THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

            For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996


                                or


    [ ]     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE 
            SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION
            PERIOD FROM

                   ____________ TO ____________



                BANK OF HAWAII PROFIT SHARING PLAN
       _____________________________________________________
        Full title of the plan and the address of the plan,
        if different from that of the issuer named below:



              Pacific Century Financial Corporation
                        130 Merchant Street
                      Honolulu, Hawaii  96813
      _____________________________________________________
      Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the
      plan and the address of its principal executive office


Required Information

     Listed below are the financial statements and exhibits filed
as part of the annual report.

    A)      Financial Statements

            1)       Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants
            2)       Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits 
                     December 31, 1996 and 1995
            3)       Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for
                     Benefits - Years Ended December 31, 1996 and 1995
            4)       Notes to Financial Statements
            5)       Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes 
                     December 31, 1996
            6)       Schedule of Reportable Transactions
                     December 31, 1996

    B)      Exhibits

            Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants



                            SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the Plan)
have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                  BANK OF HAWAII PROFIT SHARING PLAN




Date:  June 27, 1996              By:   /s/ RICHARD J. DAHL

                                           Richard J. Dahl
                                           President and Director of 
                                           Pacific Century Financial
                                           Corporation; and member of the
                                           Pacific Century Financial
                                           Corporation Benefit Plans
                                           Committee






                     Financial Statements
                  and Supplemental Schedules

              Bank of Hawaii Profit Sharing Plan

            Years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995
             with Report of Independent Auditors

              Bank of Hawaii Profit Sharing Plan

                     Financial Statements
                 and Supplemental Schedules

           Years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995




                          Contents

Report of Independent Auditors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits . . . . . .2
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available 
  for Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Notes to Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Supplemental Schedules

Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes . . . . . 12
Schedule of Reportable Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . 13

                Report of Independent Auditors


The Board of Directors
Bank of Hawaii and
The Profit Sharing Trust Committee
Bank of Hawaii Profit Sharing Plan

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets
available for benefits of the Bank of Hawaii Profit Sharing
Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and the
related statements of changes in net assets available for
benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements
are the responsibility of the Plan's Trust Committee. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards.  Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An
audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An
audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used
and significant estimates made by the Plan's Trust Committee,
as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets
available for benefits of the Plan at December 31, 1996 and
1995, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for
the years then ended, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an
opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The
accompanying supplemental schedules of assets held for
investment purposes as of December 31, 1996, and reportable
transactions for the year then ended, are presented for
purposes of complying with the Department of Labor's Rules and
Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and are not a required
part of the financial statements. The supplemental schedules
have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our
audit of the 1996 financial statements and, in our opinion,
are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the
1996 financial statements taken as a whole.

                               /s/  ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Honolulu, Hawaii
May 16, 1997


              Bank of Hawaii Profit Sharing Plan

        Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31 1996 1995 ------------ ------------ Assets Investments: Investment securities, at fair value (Notes 2 and 3): Wellington Fund $ 24,444,095 $ 24,552,465 Windsor Fund 30,270,200 26,608,335 Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company Investment Contract Trust 22,817,997 29,596,973 500 Portfolio of the Vanguard Index Trust 7,251,656 3,525,772 Short-Term Federal Portfolio of the Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Fund 1,216,639 1,185,945 Pacific Capital Growth Fund 749,585 - Pacific Capital Growth and Income Fund 316,090 - Pacific Capital New Asia Growth Fund 863,745 - Pacific Century Financial Corporation Stock 70,693,828 74,371,425 Loan Fund 3,030,869 16,625 ------------ ------------ 161,654,704 159,857,540 Receivables: Employer contribution (Note 1) 4,952,825 5,194,107 Employee contributions (Note 1) 444,013 320,698 ------------ ------------ 5,396,838 5,514,805 ------------ ------------ Net assets available for benefits $167,051,542 $165,372,345 ============ ============ See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Bank of Hawaii Profit Sharing Plan Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Year ended December 31 1996 1995 ------------- ------------- Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year (Note 5) $165,372,345 $134,075,037 Contributions: Employee 5,600,639 4,211,005 Employer 6,969,806 5,194,107 Other 48,151 15,230 ------------- ------------- 12,618,596 9,420,342 Investment income 8,740,970 8,564,938 Net realized and unrealized gain on investments 16,321,055 31,314,649 Income and net realized and unrealized gain on investments 25,062,025 39,879,587 Distributions to plan participants (36,001,424) (18,002,621) ------------- ------------- Net assets available for benefits at end of year $167,051,542 $165,372,345 ============= ============= See accompanying notes to financial statements.
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Description of the Plan The following description of the Bank of Hawaii Profit Sharing Plan (the "Plan") provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Summary Plan Description for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions. The Plan is a defined contribution plan and covers eligible staff members of Bank of Hawaii and certain subsidiaries of Pacific Century Financial Corporation (formerly known as Bancorp Hawaii, Inc.) and Bank of Hawaii, collectively (the "Bank"), who have fulfilled the Plan's participation requirements. Bank of Hawaii is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pacific Century Financial Corporation. The Plan is subject to provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). Each year, the Bank contributes to the Plan an amount which is based upon Pacific Century Financial Corporation's profits for the year. The contribution varies depending on Pacific Century Financial Corporation's adjusted net income and adjusted return on equity. Participants are allowed to contribute up to 7% of their eligible compensation to the Plan. However, participants' contributions are limited to certain maximum annual amounts, including those provided under the Internal Revenue Code ($9,500 for 1996). The Plan's trustee is the Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company. Participants' investment options include the Pacific Capital Growth Stock Fund, Pacific Capital Growth and Income Fund, Pacific Capital New Asia Growth Fund, the Pacific Century Financial Corporation Stock, the Wellington Fund, the Windsor Fund, the 500 Portfolio of the Vanguard Index Trust (the "Vanguard 500 Portfolio"), Short-Term Federal Portfolio of the Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Fund (the "Short-Term Federal Portfolio") and the Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company Investment Contract Trust (the "Investment Contract Trust"). The Bank changed certain features of the Plan effective January 1, 1996. Among those changes was a 401(k) enhancement whereby the Bank will match participant contributions at $1.25 for each $1.00 contributed by participants up to 2% of the participant's eligible compensation. Additional investment options were also made available to participants effective January 31, 1996 to include the Pacific Capital Growth Stock Fund, the Pacific Capital Growth & Income Fund, and the Pacific Capital New Asia Growth Fund. Throughout the December 31, 1995 plan year, the Plan allowed a participant to elect to receive up to 50% of his/her employer contribution in cash after year end. Remaining amounts were invested in any combination in the available investment options. Additional plan changes effective January 1, 1996 call for mandatory distribution of 50% of employer contributions with remaining amounts invested in any combination of the investment options available as of that date. Participants are fully vested in the Plan's assets allocated to their account. Under the Plan, a participant retiring may elect to defer payment of benefits until a subsequent year. The benefits are disbursed upon notice from the participant or designated beneficiary. Under certain conditions, a participant may receive part or all of the value of his or her account before termination or retirement. Otherwise, distributions to retirees are made during the quarter following retirement or withdrawal. In the event that the Bank's Board of Director discontinues contributions, each member's interest in the Plan will become fully vested and nonforfeitable. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Expenses Fees paid to the Plan trustee and other administrative expenses are paid by Bank of Hawaii. Investments Investments are stated at fair value. Values for the Pacific Century Financial Corporation Stock and the mutual funds are determined based on quoted market prices. Value for the Investment Contract Trust is based on contract value, which approximates fair value. Contract value represents contributions made plus interest accrued at the contract rate, less withdrawals. Net gains and losses from securities transactions are computed using the average cost method. Receivables Contributions from both employer and employees are accrued through December 31 in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits. Reclassifications Certain 1995 balances have been reclassified to conform with the 1996 presentation. 2. Investments During 1996 and 1995 the Plan's investments (including investments bought, sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in fair value by $16,321,055 and $31,314,649 as follows:
Year ended December 31 1996 1995 ------------ ------------ Pacific Century Financial Corporation Stock $10,056,310 $22,289,947 Wellington Fund 1,582,517 5,067,677 Windsor Fund 3,613,741 3,233,711 Vanguard 500 Portfolio 960,005 664,067 Short-Term Federal Portfolio (15,984) 59,247 Pacific Capital Growth Fund 67,134 - Pacific Capital Growth and Income Fund 16,686 - Pacific Capital New Asia Growth Fund 40,646 - ------------ ------------ $16,321,055 $31,314,649
The investment contract trust is a collective trust investing in investment contracts with selected insurance companies and commercial banks. The investment contract trust allows for benefit responsive withdrawals by the Plan at contract value, subject to certain market value adjustments. The investment contract trust's yields, net of expenses, for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 were 6.13% and 6.25%, respectively. The stated contract rate on contracts ranged from 7.96% to 4.90% at December 31, 1996 and 1995 with average contractual maturities at both dates being 2.4 and 2.5 years, respectively. The fair value of individual investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan's net assets are as follows:
1996 1995 ------------ ------------ Wellington mutual fund $24,444,095 $24,552,465 Windsor mutual fund 30,270,200 26,608,335 Vanguard Investment Contract Trust 22,817,997 29,596,973 Pacific Century Financial Corporation Stock 70,693,828 74,371,425
3. Transactions with Related Parties The Plan's investment portfolio at December 31, 1996 and 1995 includes $70,693,828 and $74,371,425 in the Pacific Century Financial Corporation Stock which invests in the $2 par common stock of Pacific Century Financial Corporation Dividends received during 1996 and 1995 from this fund from its investment in common stock of Pacific Century Financial Corporation totaled $2,100,083 and $2,298,976, respectively. The Pacific Capital Growth Stock Fund, the Pacific Capital Growth & Income Fund and the Pacific Capital New Asia Growth Fund belong to a family of mutual funds whose investment advisor is Hawaiian Trust Company, Ltd., a subsidiary of Bank of Hawaii. 4. Income Tax Status The Internal Revenue Service has issued a determination letter dated February 21, 1997 that the Plan qualifies, in form, under Section 401(a) and 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and the underlying trust is, therefore, exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the Code. The Plan is required to operate in accordance with the Code to maintain its tax qualification. The Plan's Administrator is not aware of any course of action or series of events that have occurred that might adversely affect the Plan's qualified status. 5. Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits by Fund During 1996, the change in net assets available for benefits by fund is as follows:
Year ended December 31, 1996 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pacific Pacific Pacific Pacific Capital Capital Capital Capital Growth Growth & New Asia Financial Stock Income Growth Wellington Windsor Corporation Fund (1) Fund (1) Fund (1) Fund Fund Stock - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year $ 75,867 $ 48,639 $ 80,114 $25,355,816 $27,623,769 $76,324,415 Interfund transfers 583,350 155,460 549,743 (206,069) (247,147) (7,072,077) Contributions Employee 108,491 66,196 157,667 743,180 1,081,577 1,874,012 Employer 150,495 100,617 227,735 951,187 1,298,018 2,266,105 Other 433 865 5,672 4,347 15,933 9,227 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 259,419 167,678 391,074 1,698,714 2,395,528 4,149,344 Investment income 3,553 16,469 9,162 1,932,241 2,924,993 2,100,083 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 67,134 16,686 40,646 1,582,517 3,613,741 10,056,310 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income and net gain (loss) on investments 70,687 33,155 49,808 3,514,758 6,538,734 12,156,393 Distributions to Members (121,620) (9,243) (22,058) (5,182,843) (5,035,691) (13,107,942) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets available for benefits at end of year $867,703 $395,689 $1,048,681 $25,180,376 $31,275,193 $72,450,133 ===================================================================================================== (1) Effective January 1, 1996, the Pacific Capital Funds became available as investment options.
Year ended December 31, 1996 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Short- Term Investment Vanguard Federal Contract 500 Portfolio Portfolio Loan Fund Trust Total - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year $4,002,523 $1,289,673 $ 16,393 $30,555,136 $165,372,345 Interfund transfers 2,014,549 357,294 3,007,875 857,022 - Contributions Employee 669,652 111,277 - 788,587 5,600,639 Employer 807,946 148,894 - 1,018,809 6,969,806 Other 10,883 493 - 298 48,151 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,488,481 260,664 - 1,807,694 12,618,596 Investment income 144,447 68,936 107,102 1,433,984 8,740,970 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 960,005 (15,984) - - 16,321,055 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income and net gain (loss) on investments 1,104,452 52,952 107,102 1,433,984 25,062,025 Distributions to Members (724,234) (632,862) (100,501) (11,064,430) (36,001,424) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets available for benefits at end of year $7,885,771 $1,327,721 $3,030,869 $23,589,406 $167,051,542 =====================================================================================================
During 1995, the change in net assets available for benefits by fund is as follows:
Year ended December 31, 1995 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pacific Pacific Pacific Pacific Capital Capital Capital Capital Growth Growth & New Asia Financial Stock Income Growth Wellington Windsor Corporation Fund (1) Fund (1) Fund (1) Fund Fund Stock - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year $ - $ - $ - $20,438,493 $21,991,206 $56,118,606 Employee transfers to (from) funds - - - (318,244) (278,011) (1,914,233) Contributions Employee 317 92 848 630,309 817,866 1,558,147 Employer 75,550 48,547 79,266 758,414 951,749 1,833,500 Other - - - 3,038 2,893 7,225 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 75,867 48,639 80,114 1,391,761 1,772,508 3,398,872 Investment income - - - 1,239,932 3,025,335 2,319,401 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments - - - 5,067,677 3,233,711 22,289,947 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income and net gain (loss) on investments - - - 6,307,609 6,259,046 24,609,348 Distributions to Members - - - (2,463,803) (2,120,980) (5,888,178) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets available for benefits at end of year $75,867 $48,639 $80,114 $25,355,816 $27,623,769 $76,324,415 ===================================================================================================== (1) Effective January 1, 1996, the Pacific Capital Funds became available as investment options. Contributions received after January 1, 1996 for Plan year 1995 were eligible to invest in these Funds.
Year ended December 31, 1995 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Short- Term Investment Vanguard Federal Contract 500 Portfolio Portfolio Loan Fund Trust Total - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year $1,675,551 $1,053,046 $ 115 $32,798,020 $134,075,037 Employee transfers to (from) funds 1,255,565 137,271 - 1,117,652 - Contributions Employee 274,327 88,908 - 840,191 4,211,005 Employer 449,534 97,355 - 900,192 5,194,107 Other 867 773 - 434 15,230 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 724,728 187,036 - 1,740,817 9,420,342 Investment income 71,883 64,623 17,211 1,826,553 8,564,938 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 664,067 59,247 - - 31,314,649 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income and net gain (loss) on investments 735,950 123,870 17,211 1,826,553 39,879,587 Distributions to Members (389,271) (211,550) (933) (6,927,906) (18,002,621) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets available for benefits at end of year $4,002,523 $1,289,673 $16,393 $30,555,136 $165,372,345 =====================================================================================================
Supplemental Schedules Bank of Hawaii Profit Sharing Plan Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes December 31, 1996
Identity of Issue Description Cost Current Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mutual Funds: Wellington Fund* 934,811.127 shares $ 19,206,214 $ 24,444,095 Windsor Fund* 1,824,605.182 shares 26,021,510 30,270,200 500 Portfolio of Vanguard Index Trust* 104,853.322 shares 5,834,219 7,251,656 Short-Term Federal Portfolio * 102,340.159 shares 1,220,856 1,216,639 Pacific Capital Growth Fund 55,360.754 shares 686,885 749,585 Pacific Capital Growth and Income Fund 23,766.187 shares 308,313 316,090 Pacific Capital New Asia Growth Fund 69,538.890 shares 822,729 863,745 Collective Trust: Investment Contract Trust* 22,815,608.860 units 22,815,609 22,817,997 Common Stocks: Pacific Century Financial Corporation Stock* 3,143,372.684 shares 41,596,415 70,693,828 Participant Loans Interest rates ranging from 7.14% to 8.49% 0 3,030,869 ------------ ------------ $118,512,750 $161,654,704 ============ ============ *Indicates party-in-interest to the Plan.
Bank of Hawaii Profit Sharing Plan Schedule of Reportable Transactions Year ended December 31, 1996
No. of Proceeds Description No. of Sales/ Cost of from Sales/ of Assets Purchases Maturities Purchases Maturities Net Gain - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Category (iii) -- series of transactions in excess of 5 percent of plan assets Wellington Fund 131 212 $5,239,531 $ 6,949,691 $1,471,759 Windsor Fund 132 211 7,167,496 7,119,373 746,073 Pacific Century Financial Corporation Stock* 107 213 7,392,464 21,120,210 8,509,790 Investment Contract Trust 197 215 8,034,168 14,795,469 - Note: There were no category (i), (ii), or (iv) reportable transactions in 1996. *Indicates party-in-interest to the Plan.
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-57267) pertaining to the Bank of Hawaii Profit Sharing Plan, of our report dated May 16, 1997, with respect to the financial statements and schedules of the Bank of Hawaii Profit Sharing Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 1996. /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP Honolulu, Hawaii June 27, 1997