POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director and/or 
officer of Bank of Hawaii Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the 
"Company") does hereby nominate, constitute and appoint Sharlene K. 
Bliss, Katherine S. Lamb and Kelly Y. Uwaine signing singly, as his 
or her true and lawful attorneys and agents to:
(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in his or her 
individual capacity or in a fiduciary or any other capacity, Forms 3, 
4 and 5 or to any amendment thereto, or any form or forms adopted by 
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the 
"Commission") in lieu thereof or in addition thereto in accordance 
with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the 
rules thereunder;
(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the 
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and 
execute any such Forms 3, 4 and 5 and timely file such form with the 
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and 
(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with 
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be 
of benefit to, and in the best interest of, or legally required by, 
the undersigned.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in 
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not 
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's 
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities and 
Exchange Act of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until 
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with 
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in 
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the 
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-
in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney 
to be executed as of this 23rd day of July 2021.
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Victor K. Nichols