U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 4

                  STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

        Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
        1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
           1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

|_|  Check box if no longer subject of Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
     may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*

     Banque Nationale de Paris
     16, Boulevard des Italiens
     75009, Paris, France

2.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

     BancWest Corporation (BWE)

3.   IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)

     94-1677765

4.   Statement for Month/Year

     January 2000

5.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6.   Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
     (Check all applicable)

     |_|  Director                                    |X|  10% Owner
     |_|  Officer (give title below)                  |_|  Other (specify below)

7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)

     |X| Form filed by one Reporting Person
     |_| Form filed by more than one Reporting Person

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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
  4(b)(v).

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.

Table I--Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1. Title of 2. Transaction 3. Transaction Code 4. Securities Acquired (A) or 5. Amount of 6. Ownership Form 7. Nature of Security Date (Instr. 8) Disposed of (D) Securities Direct (D) or Indirect (Instr. 3) (Month/Day/ (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Indirect (I) Beneficial Year) Owned at End (Instr. 4) Ownership of Month (Instr. 4) (Instr. 3 Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price and 4) - ---------------------- Explanation of responses:

Table II--Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of 2. Conversion 3. Transaction 4. Transaction 5. Number of 6. Date Exercisable 7. Title and Amount Derivative or Date Code (Instr. Derivative and Expiration of Underlying Security Exercise (Month/ 8) Securities Date (Month/Day/ Securities (Instr. (Instr. 3) Price of Day/Year) Acquired (A) Year) 3 and 4) Derivative or Disposed Security of (D) Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Code V (A) (D) Date Expiration Title Amount Exercisable Date or Number of Shares Common Stock 0.00 1/26/00 C 2,910,400 (1) (1) Class A 2,910,400 Common Stock Class A 0.00 1/26/00 C 2,910,400 (2) (2) Common 2,910,400 Common Stock Stock Class A 0.00 (2) (2) Common Common Stock Stock Common Stock 0.00 1/31/00 P 500,000 (1) (1) Class A 500,000 Common Stock 8. Price of 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature Derivative Derivative Form of Indirect Security Securities Derivative Beneficial (Instr.5) Beneficially Security: Ownership Owned at Direct (D) or (Instr. 4) end of Month Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (1) (D) (2) 53,459,024 (D) 1,080,912 (I) (3) USD 16.25 500,000 (D) - ---------------------- Explanation of responses: (1) The shares of Common Stock are convertible, at the option of Banque Nationale de Paris, into an equivalent number of shares of Class A Common Stock in accordance with the terms described in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Issuer, and in the Standstill and Governance Agreement by and between Banque Nationale de Paris and First Hawaiian, Inc., dated as of November 1, 1998. (2) The shares of Class A Common Stock are convertible, at the option of Banque Nationale de Paris, into an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms described in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Issuer, and in the Standstill and Governance Agreement by and between Banque Nationale de Paris and First Hawaiian, Inc., dated as of November 1, 1998. (3) These shares of Class A Common Stock are held directly by French American Banking Corporation, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Banque Nationale de Paris. ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Signature of Reporting Person Signature of Reporting Person /s/ Jacques Ardant /s/ Patrick Saurat - ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Jacques Ardant Patrick Saurat Banque Nationale de Paris French American Banking Corporation Directeur de Succursale Attache Executive Vice President Date: February 4, 2000 Date: February 4, 2000