BankofHawaii8K04292013




UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
 

FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  April 26, 2013

 
BANK OF HAWAII CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
1-6887
 
99-0148992
(State of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
 
(IRS Employer
 
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
 
130 Merchant Street, Honolulu, Hawaii
 
96813
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
(808) 694-8822
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
On April 26, 2013, Bank of Hawaii Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual shareholders meeting.  At the meeting, the following matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders:
 
1.             Election of Directors: *
 
Nominee
 
Votes Cast For
 
Votes Withheld
 
Non-Votes
 
S. Haunani Apoliona
 
32,561,016
 
182,470
 
6,838,184
 
Mary G. F. Bitterman
 
32,500,301
 
243,185
 
6,838,184
 
Mark A. Burak
 
32,523,455
 
220,031
 
6,838,184
 
Michael J. Chun
 
32,589,880
 
153,606
 
6,838,184
 
Clinton R. Churchill
 
32,561,199
 
182,287
 
6,838,184
 
David A. Heenan
 
32,458,733
 
284,753
 
6,838,184
 
Peter S. Ho
 
32,500,966
 
242,520
 
6,838,184
 
Robert Huret
 
32,482,963
 
260,523
 
6,838,184
 
Kent T. Lucien
 
27,377,918
 
5,365,568
 
6,838,184
 
Martin A. Stein
 
32,463,648
 
279,838
 
6,838,184
 
Donald M. Takaki
 
27,288,559
 
5,454,927
 
6,838,184
 
Barbara J. Tanabe
 
32,576,187
 
167,299
 
6,838,184
 
Raymond P. Vara, Jr.
 
32,375,355
 
368,131
 
6,838,184
 
Robert W. Wo
 
32,568,436
 
175,050
 
6,838,184
 
 *   The directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast.
 

2.             Advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation:
 
Votes Cast For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Non-Votes
 
31,436,715
 
968,144
 
338,627
 
6,838,184
 

 
3.             Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013:
 
Votes Cast For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Non-Votes
 
39,285,307
 
227,212
 
69,151
 
0
 
 





 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Date: April 29, 2013
Bank of Hawaii Corporation
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Mark A. Rossi
 
 
Mark A. Rossi
 
 
Vice Chairman and Corporate Secretary