(Honolulu, Hawaii, May 11, 2012) –Teach for America Hawaii has been given a grant of $25,000 by the First Hawaiian Bank Foundation, according to an announcement by Bob Harrison, First Hawaiian Bank's president and chief executive officer.

Teach for America is a national program that recruits outstanding college graduates to commit to two years to teach in low-income urban and rural public schools. Since 2006, teachers from Teach for America Hawaii have been helping to improve the quality of education in underperforming public schools and achieve education equality for Hawaii's children. The program has inspired many of these young leaders to pursue careers in education.

First Hawaiian Bank Foundation is the charitable arm of First Hawaiian Bank. In 2011, the foundation and bank contributed to more than 400 non-profit organizations in Hawaii, Guam and Saipan. The foundation funds educational opportunities, access to health care, services for children and youth, human service needs, as well as culture and the arts.

First Hawaiian Bank (www.fhb.com), with assets of $16.1 billion, was founded in 1858 and is Hawaii's oldest and largest bank. It has 58 branches in Hawaii, three in Guam and two in Saipan. For over 153 years, First Hawaiian Bank has bee providing its customers with Service, Solutions and Security.

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