First Hawaiian Bank: Hawaii/Guam

(Hagåtña, Guam, July 12, 2008)- First Hawaiian Bank is warning the public and its customers to be on the lookout for a fraudulent email which asks the recipient to provide personal financial information in order to receive a tax refund. This email was not issued by First Hawaiian Bank. The bank does not issue tax refunds.

As a reminder, First Hawaiian Bank does not request account number information, bank routing numbers, or a customer's PIN number by phone or email. The bank is reminding people who think that they have received a suspicious email to delete the email and to not click on any links embedded inside. If they suspect that they have received a fraudulent phone call, they should contact their banker, the nearest branch or call First Hawaiian Bank's 24-hour Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-844-4444.

First Hawaiian Bank ($12.75 billion assets) was founded in 1858 and is Hawaii's oldest and largest bank. It has 58 branches in Hawaii, three on Guam and two in Saipan. It is a subsidiary of BancWest Corporation (www.bancwestcorp.com), a financial holding company.

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