UNITED STATES
                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        Washington, D.C.  20549
                               FORM 13F-NT
                           FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12/31/2004

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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:       BANK OF HAWAII CORP
Address:    130 MERCHANT ST.
            HONOLULU, HI 96813


13F File Number:

The institutional investment Manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing
the report is authorized to submit it, that all
information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and
that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name: RICHARD C. KEENE
Title: VICE CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF FINACIAL OFFICER
Phone: 808-537-8958
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

RICHARD C. KEENE    HONOLULU, HI    02/08/2005

Report Type     (Check only one)
                [ ]            13F HOLDINGS REPORT
                [X]            13F NOTICE REPORT
                [ ]            13F COMBINATION REPORT


List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries on this list, omit this section.]

Form 13F File Number	Name

28-00416		BANK OF HAWAII