(Honolulu, Hawaii, July 17, 2012) – Carol Kato has been promoted from compliance officer to vice president and BSA officer in First Hawaiian Bank's BSA Division, according to an announcement today by First Hawaiian Bank President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Harrison.

Kato will be responsible for overseeing the management of the BSA Division and ensuring that the bank's employees adhere to BSA/AML policies, procedures and processes. She has a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of the Pacific in Stockton California and an MBA from Hawaii Pacific University. She is also a graduate of the BAI Graduate School of Retail Banking in Madison, WI.

First Hawaiian Bank (fhb.com) with assets of $16.1 billion was founded in 1858 and is Hawaii's oldest and largest bank offering its customers Service, Solutions and Security.The bank has 58 branches in Hawaii, three on Guam and two on Saipan.