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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 29, 2022 (Date of earliest event reported)     BANK OF HAWAII CORP ORATION (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 29, 2022, 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     28,388,019       1,203,067       475,416       -       4,525,007   Mark A. Burak     28,300,985       1,270,394       495,123       -       4,525,007   John C. Erickson     28,730,099       830,618       505,785       -       4,525,007   Joshua D. Feldman     28,690,031       879,593       496,878       -       4,525,007   Peter S. Ho     28,675,697       923,389       467,416       -       4,525,007   Michelle E. Hulst     28,698,610       876,114       491,778       -       4,525,007   Kent T. Lucien     29,108,542       481,880       476,080       -       4,525,007   Elliot K. Mills     29,422,631       145,887       497,984       -       4,525,007   Alicia E. Moy     28,752,933       831,320       482,249       -       4,525,007   Victor K. Nichols     28,727,456       838,710       500,336       -       4,525,007   Barbara J. Tanabe     28,332,814       1,272,206       461,482       -       4,525,007   Dana M. Tokioka     29,136,454       448,806       481,242       -       4,525,007   Raymond P. Vara, Jr.     28,690,309       888,260       487,933       -       4,525,007   Robert W. Wo     28,291,416       1,313,001       462,085       -       4,525,007   2. Advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation: Votes Cast For     Votes Against     Abstentions     Uncast     Non-Votes     24,082,441       5,396,289       587,772       -       4,525,007   3. 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, 2022: Votes Cast For     Votes Against     Abstentions     Uncast     Non-Votes     33,582,849       522,691       485,969       -       -           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 3, 2022 Bank of Hawaii Corporation           By: /s/ Patrick M. McGuirk     Patrick M. McGuirk     Senior Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary