Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 14, Number 8, 1 August 1997 — BOH celebrats its 100th birthday [ARTICLE]

BOH celebrats its 100th birthday

Now through December, Bank of Hawai'i will sponsor and host a series of events focusing on their centennial slogan "Celebrating our 2nd Century." Established December 17, 1897, Bank of Hawai'i's centennial celebration is dedicated to "the people who have helped make it successful" and will be used to "reinforce its image as a strong, progressive financial institution with a sincere commitment to the people and the market it serves." "We intend to use our centennial as an occasion to give back to the eommunity that has given us so mueh over our first 100 years," said Lawrence M. Johnson, chairman and CEO of Bankoh and Pacific Century Financial Corporation.