UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

BANK OF HAWAII CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Commission file number: 1-6887

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box.  ☒

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box.  ☐

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-256748

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

The securities to be registered hereby are depositary shares (the “Depositary Shares”) of Bank of Hawaii Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of the Company’s 4.375% Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share (equivalent to $25 per Depositary Share). The descriptions set forth under the captions “Description of the Series A Preferred Stock” and “Description of Depositary Shares” in the prospectus supplement dated June 8, 2021 relating to the Depositary Shares, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2021 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to the prospectus in the Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-256748) of the Registrant, dated June 3, 2021, are each incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.