UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 22, 2020

FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-14585	99-0156159
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

999 Bishop St., 29th Floor
Honolulu, Hawaii	96813
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(808) 525-7000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	FHB	NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

EXPLANATORY NOTE

On January 28, 2020, First Hawaiian, Inc. (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”) to, among other things, report that the Company issued a press release (the “Original Press Release”) reporting its earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 2019. The Company furnished as Exhibit 99.1 of the Form 8-K a copy of the Original Press Release. The sole purpose of this Amendment No. 1 to the Form 8-K is to furnish as Exhibit 99.1 hereto a copy of the correcting and replacing press release of the Company, dated January 29, 2020, which notes the correct record date for the Company’s next quarterly dividend of February 24, 2020, rather than February 28, 2020, as had been previously stated in the Original Press Release.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Corrected press release of First Hawaiian, Inc. dated January 29, 2020 containing financial information for its quarter ended December 31, 2019.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be filed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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	FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC.
Date: January 31, 2020	By:	/s/ Robert S. Harrison
		Robert S. Harrison
		Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)

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