Income Taxes - Examinations (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017 item
Income Taxes
Number of examinations under way	0

The number of income tax examinations that an enterprise is currently subject to or that have not been completed.

No definition available.

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Namespace Prefix:	fhb_
Data Type:	xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration