Exhibit 32

BANK OF HAWAII CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Section 1350 Certification

We hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Form 10-Q of Bank of Hawaii Corporation (the “Issuer”) for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004 (the “Periodic Report”):

•fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

•the information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer.

Date:  October 27, 2004
	/s/ Allan R. Landon
	Allan R. Landon
	Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
	/s/ Richard C. Keene
	Richard C. Keene
	Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Periodic Report or as a separate disclosure document.