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, 1997


                                or


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

                   ____________ TO ____________



               PACIFIC CENTURY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                        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, 1997 and 1996
         3)      Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for
                 Benefits - Years Ended December 31, 1997 and 1996
         4)      Notes to Financial Statements
         5)      Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes
                 December 31, 1997
         6)      Schedule of Reportable Transactions  December 31, 1997

     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.


                            PACIFIC CENTURY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                            PROFIT SHARING PLAN



Date:  June 29, 1998         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

              Pacific Century Financial Corporation
                       Profit Sharing Plan

              Years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996
               with Report of Independent Auditors


               Pacific Century Financial Corporation
                       Profit Sharing Plan

                      Financial Statements
                   and Supplemental Schedules

             Years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996




                             Contents

Report of Independent Auditors.........................1

Financial Statements

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.......13
Schedule of Reportable Transactions...................15



                 Report of Independent Auditors

The Board of Directors 
The Bank of Hawaii and
The Benefit Plans Committee
Pacific Century Financial Corporation Profit Sharing Plan

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available
for benefits of the Pacific Century Financial Corporation Profit
Sharing Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, 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 Benefit Plans 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 Benefit Plans 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, 1997 and 1996, and the changes
in its 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, 1997 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 basic financial statements. The supplemental
schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in
our audit of the 1997 financial statements and, in our opinion, are
fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the 1997
financial statements taken as a whole.


                                   /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Honolulu, Hawaii
May 15, 1998


                       Pacific Century Financial Corporation Profit Sharing Plan

                            Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31 1997 1996 ------------------------- (In Thousands) Assets Investments, at fair value: Mutual funds $ 85,976 $ 65,112 Collective trust 22,757 22,818 Common stock 82,725 70,694 Participant loans 4,228 3,031 -------- -------- Total investments 195,686 161,655 Receivables: Employer contribution 5,981 4,953 Employee contributions 567 444 -------- -------- 6,548 5,397 -------- -------- Net assets available for benefits $202,234 $167,052 ======== ======== See accompanying notes to financial statements. /TABLE Pacific Century Financial Corporation Profit Sharing Plan Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Year ended December 31 1997 1996 ------------------------- (In Thousands) Additions Investment income $ 13,136 $ 8,741 Net realized and unrealized appreciation in fair value of investments 18,402 16,321 Contributions: Employee 6,598 5,601 Employer 8,806 6,970 Other 359 48 -------- -------- 15,763 12,619 -------- -------- 47,301 37,681 Deductions Distributions to plan participants (12,119) (36,001) -------- -------- Net increase 35,182 1,680 Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year 167,052 165,372 -------- -------- Net assets available for benefits at end of year $202,234 $167,052 ======== ======== See accompanying notes to financial statements. /TABLE 1. Description of the Plan and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Description of the Plan The following description of the Pacific Century Financial Corporation (formerly known as Bancorp Hawaii, Inc.) 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 for employees of Bank of Hawaii and certain subsidiaries of Pacific Century Financial Corporation and Bank of Hawaii, collectively (the Bank), who have fulfilled the Plan's participation requirements. The Plan is subject to the reporting and disclosure, fiduciary, vesting, and administration and enforcement provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). On behalf of the Bank as Plan Administrator, the Plan is administered by the Benefit Plans Committee. All assets of the Plan are held in trust by The Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, as trustee, and all benefits are provided by such trust fund. The participating employers make a profit sharing contribution on behalf of participants for each calendar year in 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. The amount of profit sharing contribution for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996 were $5,291,225 and $4,952,825, respectively. Participants are allowed to contribute up to 7% of their eligible compensation to the Plan. However, annual additions attributed to participants' accounts are limited to certain maximum annual amounts, including those provided under the Internal Revenue Code ($30,000 for 1997 and 1996). The participating employers contribute matching contributions on behalf of participants each calendar quarter equal to $1.25 for each $1.00 contributed by participants up to 2% of the participant's eligible compensation. Matching contributions are made to the Plan by the end of the following calendar quarter. Participants are permitted to select among the following investment funds in which contributions are to be invested: Pacific Capital Growth Stock Fund, Pacific Capital Growth & Income Fund, Pacific Capital New Asia Growth Fund, Pacific Capital Short-Intermediate U.S. Treasury Securities Unit Fund, Pacific Capital Diversified Fixed Income Unit Fund, Vanguard Wellington Fund, Vanguard Windsor Fund, 500 Portfolio of the Vanguard Index Trust, Short-Term Federal Portfolio of the Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Fund, Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust, and the Pacific Century Financial Corporation Stock Fund. Participants are fully vested in the Plan's assets allocated to their account. Withdrawals are permitted for participants demonstrating immediate and heavy financial need and participants may borrow a portion of the value of their account. However, no withdrawals or loans are permitted from the Pacific Century Stock Fund. For termination of employment due to retirement (normal and early), disability, and death, a participant is entitled to receive an allocation of matching contribution and profit sharing contribution for the calendar quarter or calendar year, respectively, in which the participant terminates employment. Under these conditions, the participant's accounts are distributed as soon as practicable after the year-end allocations are made. However, the participant may make an election to waive this allocation and receive an immediate distribution. For termination of employment before retirement (normal or early), disability or death, a participant's account is distributed as soon as practicable. For all accounts under the Plan that exceed $5,000, a distribution can only be made if the participant consents in writing to such a distribution. Generally, all distributions from the Plan upon a participant's termination are made in a lump sum. In case of death, beneficiaries may elect to receive distributions as a lump sum or as an annuity contract. Participants may elect to defer distributions. In the event that the Board of Directors terminates the Plan, each participant's interest in the Plan will remain fully vested and non-forfeitable. The Board of Directors may require all participants and beneficiaries to withdraw such amounts in cash, in kind, in any other form, or any combination thereof, as it may determine in its sole discretion. Basis of Accounting The accounting records of the Plan are maintained on the accrual basis. 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 changes in net assets available for benefits during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Expenses Fees paid to the Plan's trustee and other administrative expenses are paid by the participating employers. Brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in connection with the purchase or sale of investments are paid by the Plan. Investments Investments are stated at fair value. Values for the Pacific Century Financial Corporation Stock Fund and mutual funds are determined based on quoted market prices. Value for the Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust is based on contract value, which approximates fair value. Contract value represents contributions made, plus interest accrued at the contract rate, less withdrawals. The net realized gain and loss on investments that were sold during the year and the unrealized gain and loss on investments held at year end are reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits as net realized and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments. The realized gain and loss on investments sold are computed using the average cost method. Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Contributions Contributions from both employer and employees are accrued through December 31 in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits. 2. Investments The Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust is a collective trust investing in investment contracts with selected insurance companies and commercial banks. The Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust allows for benefit responsive withdrawals by the Plan at contract value, subject to certain market value adjustments. The fair values of individual investments representing 5 percent or more of the Plan's net assets at December 31, 1997 and 1996 are as follows:
December 31 1997 1996 --------- --------- (In Thousands) Vanguard Wellington Fund $ 30,070 $ 24,444 Vanguard Windsor Fund 37,249 30,270 500 Portfolio of the Vanguard Index Trust 12,413 7,252 Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust 22,757 22,818 Pacific Century Financial Corporation Stock 82,725 70,694
3. Transactions and Agreements with Parties in Interest The Pacific Century Financial Corporation Stock Fund invests in the $2 par common stock of Pacific Century Financial Corporation. The Pacific Capital Growth Stock Fund, Pacific Capital Growth & Income Fund, Pacific Capital New Asia Growth Fund, Pacific Capital Short Intermediate U.S. Treasury Securities Unit Fund, and the Pacific Capital Diversified Fixed Income Unit Fund belong to a family of proprietary mutual funds advised by Pacific Century Trust (formerly known as Hawaiian Trust Company, Limited), a division of the Bank of Hawaii. The Vanguard Wellington Fund, Vanguard Windsor Fund, 500 Portfolio of the Vanguard Index Trust, and the Short-Term Federal Portfolio of the Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Fund are mutual funds managed by the Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company. The Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust is a collective trust managed by the Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company. 4. Income Tax Status The Internal Revenue Service has issued a determination letter dated May 10, 1997 stating 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 Benefit Plans Committee is not aware of any course of actions or series of events that have occurred which might adversely affect the Plan's qualified status. 5. Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits by Fund During 1997, the change in net assets available for benefits by fund is as follows:
Year ended December 31, 1997 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pacific Capital Short Intermediate Pacific Pacific Pacific Pacific U.S. Capital Capital Capital Capital Treasury Diversified Growth Growth & New Asia Securities Fixed Vanguard Stock Income Growth Unit Income Unit Wellington Fund Fund Fund Fund (1) Fund (1) Fund - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (In Thousands) Additions Investment income $ 244 $ 107 $ 122 $ 1 $ - $ 2,555 Net realized and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments 62 91 (507) - - 3,078 Interfund transfers 298 461 92 40 13 (271) Contributions: Employee 162 112 232 - - 821 Employer 239 175 266 - 2 1,148 Other 1 7 7 - - 122 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 402 294 505 - 2 2,091 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,006 953 212 41 15 7,453 Deductions Distributions to plan participants (61) (26) (85) - - (1,706) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 945 927 127 41 15 5,747 Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year 868 396 1,049 - - 25,180 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net assets available for benefits at end of year $1,813 $1,323 $1,176 $41 $15 $30,927 ============================================================================================================ (1) In 1997, the Pacific Capital Short Intermediate U.S. Treasury Securities Unit Fund and Pacific Capital Diversified Fixed Income Unit Fund became available as investment options.
Year ended December 31, 1997 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Short-Term Federal Portfolio of the Vanguard Pacific 500 Portfolio Fixed Vanguard Century Vanguard of the Income Retirement Financial Windsor Vanguard Securities Savings Corporation Fund Index Trust Fund Trust Stock Fund Loan Fund Total - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (In Thousands) Additions Investment income $ 5,965 $ 251 $ 120 $ 1,377 $ 2,099 $ 295 $ 13,136 Net realized and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments 714 2,500 11 - 12,453 - 18,402 Interfund transfers (366) 1,463 919 (982) (2,834) 1,167 - Contributions: Employee 1,292 964 116 851 2,048 - 6,598 Employer 1,639 1,173 176 1,308 2,680 - 8,806 Other 48 69 - 63 42 - 359 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,979 2,206 292 2,222 4,770 - 15,763 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9,292 6,420 1,342 2,617 16,488 1,462 47,301 Deductions Distributions to plan participants (2,084) (1,008) (153) (2,514) (4,217) (265) (12,119) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7,208 5,412 1,189 103 12,271 1,197 35,182 Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year 31,275 7,885 1,328 23,590 72,450 3,031 167,052 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets available for benefits at end of year $38,483 $13,297 $2,517 $23,693 $84,721 $4,228 $202,234 ============================================================================================================= /TABLE During 1996, the change in net assets available for benefits by fund is as follows:
Year ended December 31, 1996 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pacific Pacific Pacific Capital Capital Capital Growth Growth & New Asia Vanguard Vanguard Stock Income Growth Wellington Windsor Fund (1) Fund (1) Fund (1) Fund Fund - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (In Thousands) Additions Investment income $ 4 $ 16 $ 9 $ 1,932 $ 2,925 Net realized and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments 67 17 41 1,583 3,614 Interfund transfers 583 155 550 (206) (247) Contributions: Employee 108 66 158 743 1,081 Employer 150 101 228 951 1,298 Other 1 1 5 4 16 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 259 168 391 1,698 2,395 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 913 356 991 5,007 8,687 Deductions Distributions to plan participants (121) (9) (22) (5,183) (5,036) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 792 347 969 (176) 3,651 Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year 76 49 80 25,356 27,624 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net assets available for benefits at end of year $ 868 $396 $1,049 $25,180 $31,275 ============================================================================================================ (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 the Pacific Capital Funds. /TABLE
Year ended December 31, 1996 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Short-Term Federal Portfolio of the Vanguard Pacific 500 Portfolio Fixed Vanguard Century of the Income Investment Financial Vanguard Securities ContractCorporation Index Trust Fund Trust Stock Fund Loan Fund Total - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (In Thousands) Additions Investment income $ 145 $ 69 $ 1,434 $ 2,100 $ 107 $ 8,741 Net realized and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments 959 (16) - 10,056 - 16,321 Interfund transfers 2,015 357 857 (7,072) 3,008 - Contributions: Employee 670 111 789 1,875 - 5,601 Employer 808 149 1,019 2,266 - 6,970 Other 10 1 1 9 - 48 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,488 261 1,809 4,150 - 12,619 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4,607 671 4,100 9,234 3,115 37,681 Deductions Distributions to plan participants (724) (633) (11,065) (13,108) (100) (36,001) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3,883 38 (6,965) (3,874) 3,015 1,680 Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year 4,002 1,290 30,555 76,324 16 165,372 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net assets available for benefits at end of year $7,885 $1,328 $23,590 $72,450 $3,031 $167,052 ============================================================================================================
6. Change in Plan to Employee Stock Ownership Plan Effective April 1, 1998, the portion of the Plan consisting of the Pacific Century Stock Fund will be treated as an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). Any cash dividends on Pacific Century Stock will be passed through to the participants unless the participant elects against receiving the dividend. The cash dividend on shares of Pacific Century Stock paid as a dividend pass through will not be treated as a distribution from the Plan, rather it will be accounted for as if the participant receiving the dividend was the direct owner of the shares of Pacific Century Stock. For participants electing not to receive the dividend pass through, the dividend will be allocated to the participants' account as income and will be invested in additional shares. 7. Year 2000 Issues (Unaudited) The computer applications and systems used for the Plan's accounting and operational processing are included in Pacific Century Financial Corporation's consolidated Year 2000 Project Plan, which is designed to identify, assess, and resolve Year 2000 issues in a timely manner. The consolidated Year 2000 Project Plan also includes determining whether third party service providers have reasonable plans in place to become Year 2000 compliant. Management does not expect the consolidated Year 2000 project to have a significant effect on the operations of the Plan. Additional information regarding the consolidated Year 2000 Project Plan is disclosed in Pacific Century Financial Corporation's 1997 Annual Report to shareholders. Supplemental Schedules Pacific Century Financial Corporation Profit Sharing Plan Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes December 31, 1997
Plan Number: 091203 Employer ID Number: 99-0033900 Identity of Issue Description of Asset Number of Shares Cost Current Value - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (In thousands, except for shares) Mutual Funds Pacific Capital Growth Stock Fund * 108,047 $1,528 $1,623 Pacific Capital Growth & Income Fund * 73,215 1,095 1,184 Pacific Capital New Asia Growth Fund * 118,410 1,399 991 Pacific Capital Diversified Fixed Income Unit Fund * 2,703 14 14 Pacific Capital Short Intermediate U.S. Treasury Securities Unit Fund * 8,059 40 40 Vanguard Wellington Fund * 1,021,055 22,604 30,070 Vanguard Windsor Fund * 2,193,687 33,150 37,249 500 Portfolio of the Vanguard Index Trust * 137,813 9,007 12,413 Short-Term Federal Portfolio of the Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Fund * 236,001 2,385 2,392 -------------------------------- Total mutual funds 71,222 85,976 Collective Trust Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust * $ 22,756,789 $22,757 $22,757 Common Stock Pacific Century Financial Corporation Stock * 3,126,404 42,467 82,725 Participant Loans Interest rates ranging from 7.14% to 8.61% - 4,228 --------- $195,686 ========= *Indicates investment with a party-in-interest to the Plan.
Pacific Century Financial Corporation Profit Sharing Plan Schedule of Reportable Transactions Year ended December 31, 1997
Current Value of Asset on Description Identity of Purchase Selling Transaction Net Gain of Asset Party Involved Price Price Cost of Asset Date (Loss) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (In Thousands) Category (iii)-series of securities transactions Vanguard The Wellington Vanguard Fund Group* Purchases $ 6,549 $ - $ 6,549 $ 6,549 $ - Sales - 3,995 3,145 3,995 850 Vanguard The Windsor Fund Vanguard Group* Purchases 11,208 - 11,208 11,208 - Sales - 4,941 4,087 4,941 854 Vanguard The Retirement Vanguard Savings Trust Group* Purchases 7,282 - 7,282 7,282 - Sales - 7,339 7,339 7,339 - Pacific Century Pacific Financial Century Corporation Financial Stock Fund Corporation* Purchases 9,789 - 9,789 9,789 - Sales - 10,224 5,905 10,224 4,319 *Indicates a party-in-interest to the Plan. There were no category (i), (ii), or (iv) transactions. /TABLE CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-57267) pertaining to the Pacific Century Financial Corporation Profit Sharing Plan, of our report dated May 15, 1998, with respect to the financial statements and schedules of the Pacific Century Financial Corporation Profit Sharing Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 1997. /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP Honolulu, Hawaii June 26, 1998