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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivables60To89DaysPastDueMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivables60To89DaysPastDueMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">60 - 89 Days Past Due</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveAmortizedCostBasis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling after One Through Five Years, Amortized Cost</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveAmortizedCostBasis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Due After One Year Through Five Years</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_QualifiedAffordableHousingProjectInvestmentsCommitmentPaymentsRemainderofFiscalYear_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Qualified Affordable Housing Project Investments, Commitment Payments, Remainder of Fiscal Year</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_QualifiedAffordableHousingProjectInvestmentsCommitmentPaymentsRemainderofFiscalYear_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Qualified Affordable Housing Project Investments Commitment Payments Remainderof Fiscal Year</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_QualifiedAffordableHousingProjectInvestmentsCommitmentPaymentsRemainderofFiscalYear_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">2025</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_EarningAssets_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Aggregate total of all income-earning assets owned by the entity.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_EarningAssets_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Earning Assets</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_EarningAssets_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total Earning Assets</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntitiesTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entities [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntitiesTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entities [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableExcludingAccruedInterestAllowanceForCreditLossWriteoffAfterRecovery_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff (Recovery), Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableExcludingAccruedInterestAllowanceForCreditLossWriteoffAfterRecovery_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff (Recovery)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableExcludingAccruedInterestAllowanceForCreditLossWriteoffAfterRecovery_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedTotalLabel">Net Loans and Leases Charged-Off</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Net Change in Other Assets and Other Liabilities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableExcludingAccruedInterestAfterAllowanceForCreditLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, after Allowance for Credit Loss</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableExcludingAccruedInterestAfterAllowanceForCreditLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Net Loans and Leases</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Address, Postal Zip Code</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Address, Postal Zip Code</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankStockAndFederalReserveBankStock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Federal Home Loan Bank Stock and Federal Reserve Bank Stock</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankStockAndFederalReserveBankStock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_AmortizationExpenseInProvisionForIncomeTaxesUnderEffectiveYieldMethod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Amortization Expense In Provision For Income Taxes Under Effective Yield Method</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_AmortizationExpenseInProvisionForIncomeTaxesUnderEffectiveYieldMethod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Amortization expense in provision for income taxes under effective yield method.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_AmortizationExpenseInProvisionForIncomeTaxesUnderEffectiveYieldMethod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Amortization Expense in Provision for Income Taxes</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Available-for-Sale Securities [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Available-for-sale Securities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParentAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParentAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParentAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestPaidNet_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestPaidNet_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Cash Paid for Interest</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleAllowanceForCreditLossPeriodIncreaseDecrease_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease), Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleAllowanceForCreditLossPeriodIncreaseDecrease_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleAllowanceForCreditLossPeriodIncreaseDecrease_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Mortgage-backed securities credit loss</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceForImpairmentOfRecognizedServicingAssetsRollForward_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Valuation Allowance for Impairment of Recognized Servicing Assets [Roll Forward]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceForImpairmentOfRecognizedServicingAssetsRollForward_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Valuation Allowance:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_ResidentialMortgageHeldForSaleMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">A loan to an individual to purchase or refinance residential real estate such as a home, in which the real estate itself serves as collateral for the loan, that will be sold to other entities.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_ResidentialMortgageHeldForSaleMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Residential Mortgage Held For Sale [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_ResidentialMortgageHeldForSaleMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Residential Mortgage Loans Held For Sale</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_USGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesDebtSecuritiesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">US Government-sponsored Enterprises Debt Securities [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_USGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesDebtSecuritiesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Debt Securities Issued by Government-Sponsored Enterprises</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SharesOutstanding_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Shares, Outstanding</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SharesOutstanding_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">Ending Balance (in shares)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SharesOutstanding_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel">Beginning Balance (in shares)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAociCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAttributableToParent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Reclassification from AOCI, Current Period, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAociCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAttributableToParent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OciBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTaxAttributableToParent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">OCI, before Reclassifications, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OciBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTaxAttributableToParent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other Comprehensive Income Before Reclassifications</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_HedgedAssetFairValueHedgeCumulativeIncreaseDecrease_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Hedged Asset, Fair Value Hedge, Cumulative Increase (Decrease)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_HedgedAssetFairValueHedgeCumulativeIncreaseDecrease_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Cummulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustment Included In the Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTaxTransfers_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Other omprehensive income loss before reclassifications net of tax transfers.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTaxTransfers_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Reclassifications Net Of Tax Transfers</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTaxTransfers_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Transfers</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureItemAmountsDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value Measurement [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_SensitivityAnalysisOfFairValueOfInterestsContinuedToBeHeldByTransferorServicingAssetsOrLiabilitiesImpactFrom25BasisPointsAdverseChangeInDiscountRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The hypothetical financial impact of a 25 basis points adverse change of the discount rate on the fair value of transferor's interests in transferred financial assets (including any servicing assets or servicing liabilities) as of the balance sheet date.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_SensitivityAnalysisOfFairValueOfInterestsContinuedToBeHeldByTransferorServicingAssetsOrLiabilitiesImpactFrom25BasisPointsAdverseChangeInDiscountRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Sensitivity Analysis Of Fair Value Of Interests Continued To Be Held By Transferor Servicing Assets Or Liabilities Impact From25 Basis Points Adverse Change In Discount Rate</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_SensitivityAnalysisOfFairValueOfInterestsContinuedToBeHeldByTransferorServicingAssetsOrLiabilitiesImpactFrom25BasisPointsAdverseChangeInDiscountRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Decrease in fair value from 25 bps adverse change</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SecuritiesHeldAsCollateralAtFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Fair value of investment securities pledged</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearSixThroughTenFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Rolling after 5 through 10 Years, Fair Value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearSixThroughTenFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Due After Five Years Through Ten Years</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRevolvingConvertedToTermLoanDuringPeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Financing Receivable, Revolving, Converted to Term Loan During Period</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRevolvingConvertedToTermLoanDuringPeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Revolving loans, converted to term loan during the period</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_DerivativeNetAssetPositionAggregateFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Derivative Net Asset Position Aggregate Fair Value.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_DerivativeNetAssetPositionAggregateFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Derivative Net Asset Position Aggregate Fair Value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_DerivativeNetAssetPositionAggregateFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Net asset positions, aggregate fair value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithoutSingleMaturityDateAmortizedCost_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Maturity, without Single Maturity Date, Amortized Cost</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithoutSingleMaturityDateAmortizedCost_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Available-for-sale Securities: Amortized Cost</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_FinanceReceivableExcludingAccruedInterestPercentageOfClassOfLoansAndLeases_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Finance Receivable Excluding Accrued Interest Percentage of Class of Loans and Leases</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_ConsumerBankingMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Consumer Banking.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_ConsumerBankingMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Consumer Banking [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel">Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Statement of Financial Position Location, Balance [Axis]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossExcludingAccruedInterest_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossExcludingAccruedInterest_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">Balance at End of Period</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossExcludingAccruedInterest_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Allowance for Credit Losses</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossExcludingAccruedInterest_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Allowance for Credit Losses</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_RangeAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Statistical Measurement [Axis]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_ProportionalAmortizationMethodsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Proportional amortization methods.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Assets, Fair Value Disclosure</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_OffsettingAssetsandLiabilitiesTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Offsetting Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_OffsettingAssetsandLiabilitiesTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Offsetting Assetsand Liabilities Table [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_OffsettingAssetsandLiabilitiesTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Subject to an Enforceable Master Netting Arrangement or Repurchase Agreements</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnNonrecurringBasisTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring [Table Text Block]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">Fair Value, Mortgage Servicing Rights, Ending Balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel">Fair Value, Mortgage Servicing Rights, Beginning Balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Interest Payable</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseAfterProvisionForLoanLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Net Interest Income After Provision for Credit Losses</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Debt securities collateralized by residential real estate mortgage loans issued by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises. [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Residential Mortgage Backed Securities Issued By U S Government Sponsored Enterprises [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Measurement Basis</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Statement of Income Location, Balance [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Income Statement Location</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Assets</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total Assets</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Total Assets</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_TimeDeposits_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Time Deposits</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_TimeDeposits_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Time Deposits, Total</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_PayFixedOrReceiveVariableSwapMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Pay Fixed / Receive Variable Swap</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_CommercialAndIndustrialMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Class of financing receivables related to commercial and industrial financing receivables.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_FinancingReceivableExcludingAccruedInterestRecordedInvestmentPastDueAndNonaccrualStatus_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Financing Receivable Excluding Accrued Interest Recorded Investment Past Due And Nonaccrual Status</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_FinancingReceivableExcludingAccruedInterestRecordedInvestmentPastDueAndNonaccrualStatus_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Total Past Due and Non-Accrual</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_FinancingReceivableExcludingAccruedInterestRecordedInvestmentPastDueAndNonaccrualStatus_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total Past Due and Non-Accrual</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableExcludingAccruedInterestYearOneOriginatedCurrentFiscalYearWriteoff_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year, Writeoff</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancingReceivableExcludingAccruedInterestYearOneOriginatedCurrentFiscalYearWriteoff_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Gross charge-offs, 2024</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_LongTermDebtExcludingCapitalLeaseObligationsFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Long term debt excluding capital lease obligations fair value.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesTax_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Loss on Sale</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_FinancingReceivableCreditQualityCurrentLoanToValueRatioPercentageMaximum_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Represents the maximum current loan-to-value ratio for residential mortgage and home equity loans to be considered as pass.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubstandardMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Substandard [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntitySmallBusiness_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Small Business</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Security Sold under Agreement to Repurchase, Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement, after Offset and Deduction</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase, Net Amount Offset Against Collateral</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Security Sold under Agreement to Repurchase, Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement, after Offset and Deduction, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesAccumulatedUnrecognizedHoldingLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Securities, Held-to-Maturity, Accumulated Unrecognized Loss</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesAccumulatedUnrecognizedHoldingLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Held-to-Maturity: Gross Unrealized Losses</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_DerivativeInstrumentsFairValueHedgesLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Derivative instruments, fair value hedges.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_DerivativeInstrumentsFairValueHedgesLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Derivative Instruments, Fair Value Hedges [Line items]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_MortgageLoansInProcessOfForeclosureAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Mortgage Loans in Process of Foreclosure, Amount</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule of Carrying Amount, Fair Value, and Fair Value Hierarchy of Financial Instruments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Credit Facility [Axis]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_AssetsSecuredForStandbyLettersOfCredit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Assets secured for standby letters of credit</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_LeaseFinancingMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Lease financing.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_LeaseFinancingMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lease Financing [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_LeaseFinancingMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Lease Financing</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Forward Contracts [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_ScheduleOfTaxCreditsAndOtherTaxBenefitsRecognizedAndAmortizationExpenseRelatedToAffordableHousingTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Schedule of tax credits and other tax benefits recognized and amortization expense related to affordable housing .</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_ScheduleOfTaxCreditsAndOtherTaxBenefitsRecognizedAndAmortizationExpenseRelatedToAffordableHousingTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule of Tax Credits and Other Tax Benefits Recognized and Amortization Expense Related to Affordable Housing</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_ConversionRateSwapAgreementsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Conversion Rate Swap Agreements</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="boh_ConversionRateSwapAgreementsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Conversion rate swap agreements.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssumptionForFairValueOnSecuritizationDateOfInterestsContinuedToBeHeldByTransferorServicingAssetsOrLiabilitiesDiscountRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Fair Value Assumption, Date of Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Transferor's Continuing Involvement, Servicing Assets or Liabilities, Discount Rate</link:label>
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