Shareholder Vote

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 April 28, 2023 (Date of earliest event reported)     BANK OF HAWAII CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)   Delaware 1-6887 99-0148992 (State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)   130 Merchant Street Honolulu Hawaii 96813 (Address of principal executive offices) (City) (State) (Zip Code)   ( 888 ) 643-3888 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   BOH   New York Stock Exchange           Depository Shares, Each Representing 1/40 th Interest in a Share of 4.375% Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A   BOH.PRA   New York Stock Exchange   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:   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)     ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐         Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. On April 28, 2023, 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 Against     Abstentions     Uncast     Non-Votes   S. Haunani Apoliona     28,276,415       1,191,424       496,099       -       4,868,230   Mark A. Burak     28,219,084       1,230,484       514,370       -       4,868,230   John C. Erickson     28,641,535       808,133       514,270       -       4,868,230   Joshua D. Feldman     28,542,725       919,158       502,055       -       4,868,230   Peter S. Ho     28,606,035       886,152       471,751       -       4,868,230   Michelle E. Hulst     28,586,990       862,654       514,294       -       4,868,230   Kent T. Lucien     29,036,709       437,291       489,938       -       4,868,230   Elliot K. Mills     28,562,567       889,516       511,855       -       4,868,230   Alicia E. Moy     28,631,364       839,721       492,853       -       4,868,230   Victor K. Nichols     28,640,487       808,650       514,801       -       4,868,230   Barbara J. Tanabe     28,270,996       1,192,113       500,829       -       4,868,230   Dana M. Tokioka     29,037,752       444,926       481,260       -       4,868,230   Raymond P. Vara, Jr.     28,342,377       1,130,341       491,220       -       4,868,230   Robert W. Wo     28,246,319       1,248,881       468,738       -       4,868,230   2. Advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation: Votes Cast For     Votes Against     Abstentions     Uncast     Non-Votes     22,274,671       7,092,691       596,576       -       4,868,230   3. Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation: Votes for 1 Year     Votes for 2 Years     Votes for 3 Years     Abstentions     Uncast     Non-Votes     28,161,143       155,329       998,176       649,290       -       4,868,230   4. Ratification of the re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023: Votes Cast For     Votes Against     Abstentions     Uncast     Non-Votes     33,996,986       322,566       512,616       -       -         Signatures 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: May 1, 2023 Bank of Hawaii Corporation By: /s/ Patrick M. McGuirk Patrick M. McGuirk Senior Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary