POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby appoints each of Robert L. Davis
and Teresa Hinson, individually, as their true and lawful
attorney-in-fact for the following purposes:

1) to file for and on behalf of the undersigned,
in the undersigned's capacity as an Officer and or
Director of First Financial Holdings, Inc. (the Company),
the SEC's Form ID to obtain Edgar filing codes in
addition to Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the rules thereunder;

2) to do and perform any and all acts for an on
behalf of the undersigned that may be necessary
or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form ID, Form 3, 4, or 5 and timely file such
form with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission and any stock exchange
or similar authority; and

3) to take any other action of any type
whatsoever in connection with the foregoing
which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to, in the best interest of,
or legally required by, the undersigned,
it being understood that the documents executed
by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney
shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact
may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to the
attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to
do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to
be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned
might or could do if personally present,
with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that the
attorneys-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue of this power of attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the
attorneys-in-fact, are not assuming, nor is
the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in
full force and effect until the undersigned
is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4,
and 5 with respect to their holdings of
and transactions in securities issued by
the Company, unless earlier revoked in
a signed writing delivered
to the attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney
is executed as of this 20th day of December 2012.

Signature: Mark R. Adelson

Name: Mark R. Adelson
Title: SVP and Treasurer of the Bank