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Exhibit 10.3  


 
 

Key Executive
  
  Change-in-Control
  
  Severance Agreement  
  




Bank of Hawaii Corporation  


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    Contents    
    



	 
	 	 
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	Article 1.	 	Establishment and Purpose	 	3
	Article 2.	 	Definitions and Construction	 	3
	Article 3.	 	Severance Benefits	 	5
	Article 4.	 	Just Cause	 	7
	Article 5.	 	Form and Timing of Severance Benefits	 	7
	Article 6.	 	Parachute Payments	 	7
	Article 7.	 	Other Rights and Benefits Not Affected	 	7
	Article 8.	 	Successors	 	8
	Article 9.	 	Administration	 	8
	Article 10.	 	Legal Fees	 	8




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Bank of Hawaii Corporation
  
  Key Executive
  
  Change-in-Control Severance Agreement  
  


Article 1. Establishment and Purpose  


        1.1   Effective Date. This Executive Change-in-Control Severance Agreement (the
"Agreement) is made and entered into pursuant to Bank of Hawaii Corporation's Key Executive Severance Plan (the "Plan"), and is
effective as of this            day of            , 2004 (the "Effective Date"), by
and between Bank of Hawaii Corporation  ("BOHC"), a Delaware corporation,
and                        , an executive (the "Executive") of BOHC and its
subsidiary, Bank of Hawaii (the "Bank"). This Agreement shall supersede and replace any prior severance agreement entered into between BOHC and the
Executive. 


        1.2   Term of the Agreement. The Agreement shall commence as of the Effective Date written above, and shall continue until the
Board of Directors of BOHC (the "Board") determines, in good faith and in its sole discretion, that the Executive is no longer to be included in the
Plan and so notifies in writing the Executive during the term of this Agreement of such determination. 


                Provided,
however, in the event that a Change in Control of BOHC, as defined in Section 2.1 herein, occurs during the term of this Agreement, this Agreement shall
remain irrevocably in effect for the greater of twenty-four (24) months from the date of such Change in Control, or until all benefits have
been paid to the Executive hereunder. 


                Further,
in the event that the Board has knowledge that a third party has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control of BOHC, including, but not
limited to, the commencement of a tender offer for the voting stock of BOHC, or the circulation of a proxy to BOHC's shareholders, then this Agreement shall remain irrevocably in effect until the
Board, in good faith, determines that such third party has fully abandoned or terminated its effort to effect a Change in Control of BOHC. 



        1.3   Purpose of the Agreement. The purpose of this Agreement pursuant to the Plan, is to advance the interests of BOHC and the
Bank by assuring that BOHC and the Bank will have the continued employment and dedication of the Executive and the availability of his advice and counsel in the event that an acquisition or Change in
Control of BOHC occurs. This Agreement shall also assure the Executive of equitable treatment during the period of uncertainty that surrounds an acquisition or Change in Control, and allow the
Executive to act at all times in the best interests of BOHC and its shareholders. 


        1.4   Contractual Right to Benefits. This Agreement establishes and vests in the Executive a contractual right to the benefits
which he or she is entitled hereunder, enforceable by the Executive against BOHC. However, nothing herein shall require BOHC to segregate, earmark, or otherwise set aside any funds or other assets to
provide for any payments hereunder. 


                This
Agreement shall be considered an unfunded agreement to provide benefits to a select group of management or highly compensated employees, and is therefore intended to
be a "top-hat" plan exempt from the requirements of the provisions of Parts 2, 3, and 4 of Title I of ERISA. 


Article 2. Definitions and Construction  



        2.1   Definitions. Whenever used in the Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below and, when the
meaning is intended, the initial letter of the word is capitalized. 




	(a)
	"Base Salary" means the annualized salary at the beginning of each Year, which includes all regular basic wages, before reduction for
any amounts deferred on a tax-qualified or 




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nonqualified
basis, payable in cash to an Executive for services rendered during the Year. Base Salary shall exclude bonuses, incentive compensation, special fees or awards, commissions, allowances,
or any other form of premium or incentive pay, or amounts designated by BOHC as payment toward or reimbursement of expenses. 



	(b)
	"Beneficial Owner" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").



	(c)
	"Beneficiary" with respect to an Executive means the person or entities designated or deemed designated by an Executive pursuant to
Section 8.2 herein.



	(d)
	"Board" means the Board of Directors of BOHC.



	(e)
	"Change in Control" of BOHC means any one or more of the following occurrences:



	(i)
	Any Person, including a "group" as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, becomes the beneficial
owner of shares of BOHC having 25 percent or more of the total number of votes that may be cast for the election of Directors of BOHC; or



	(ii)
	As the result of, or in connection with, any cash tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination, sale of assets or
contested election, or any combination of the foregoing transactions, the person who were Directors of BOHC before the transaction shall cease to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of
BOHC or any successor to BOHC.


 



	(f)
	"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.



	(g)
	"BOHC" means Bank of Hawaii Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or any successor thereto that adopts the Agreement, as provided in
Section 8.1 herein.



	(h)
	"Committee" means the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of BOHC or any other committee appointed by
the Board to administer this Agreement.



	(i)
	"Disability" means a physical or mental condition which renders an Executive unable to discharge his or her normal work responsibility
with BOHC or the Bank and which, in the opinion of a licensed physician selected by the Executive, subject to reasonable approval by the Committee based upon sufficient medical evidence, can be
reasonably expected to continue for a period of at least one full calendar year. If an Executive fails to select a physician with ten (10) business days
of a written request made by BOHC, then BOHC may select a physician for purposes of this paragraph.



	(j)
	"Effective Date" means the date the Agreement is approved by the Board, or such other date as the Board shall designate in its
resolution approving the Agreement, and as provided in Section 1.1 herein.



	(k)
	"Effective Date of Termination" means the date on which a voluntary employment termination or involuntary employment termination other
than for Just Cause occurs within twenty-four (24) months of a Change in Control which triggers Severance Benefits hereunder.



	(l)
	"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, or any successor act thereto.



	(m)
	"Expiration Date" means the date the Agreement expires, as provided in Section 1.2 herein. 




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	(n)
	"Just Cause" means a termination of an Executive's employment by BOHC for which no Severance Benefits are payable hereunder, as
provided in Article 4 herein.



	(o)
	"Normal Retirement Date" shall mean the date the Executive reaches 65 years of age.



	(p)
	"Person" shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and
14(d) thereof, including a "group" as defined in Section 13(d).



	(q)
	"Plan" means the Bank of Hawaii Corporation Key Executive Severance Plan, adopted April 27,
1983.



	(r)
	"Severance Benefit" means the payment of severance compensation as provided in Article 3 herein.



	(s)
	"Year" means the consecutive 12-month period beginning each January 1 and ending December 31. 





        2.2   Gender and Number. Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine term used herein also shall include the
feminine, the plural shall include the singular, and the singular shall include the plural. 


        2.3   Severability. In the event any provision of the Agreement shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality
or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Agreement, and the Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included. 



        2.4   Modification. No express provisions of this Agreement may be modified, waived, or discharged unless such modification,
waiver, or discharge is agreed to by the Executive in writing and approved by the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. 


        2.5   Applicable Law. To the extent not preempted by the laws of the United States, the laws of the State of Hawaii shall be
the controlling law in all matters relating to the Agreement. 


Article 3. Severance Benefits  


        3.1   Right to Severance Benefits. The Executive shall be entitled to receive from BOHC Severance Benefits as described in
Section 3.2 herein, if there has been a Change in Control of BOHC, as defined in Section 2.1(e) herein, and if, within twenty-four  (24) months thereafter, the Executive voluntarily terminates
employment or is involuntarily terminated without Just Cause with BOHC. An Executive shall
not be entitled to receive Severance Benefits if the Executive's employment with BOHC or Bank of Hawaii ends due to an involuntary termination by BOHC for Just Cause, as provided under
Article 4 herein. 


        3.2   Description of Severance Benefits. In the event that an Executive becomes entitled to receive Severance Benefits, as
provided in Section 3.1 herein, BOHC shall pay to the Executive and provide the Executive with the following: 




	(a)
	An amount equal to three (3) times the Executive's highest annual Base Salary earned  (i) at any
time during the three (3) complete fiscal years immediately preceding the Effective Date of
Termination, or (ii) if the Executive was not employed during such time period, at any time thereafter; and



	(b)
	An amount equal to three (3) times the Executive's highest annual bonusearned under the
annual incentive plan (which, for purposes of this Agreement, means the One-Year Incentive Plan, or Key Contributor Incentive Plan, or any successor or alternative plan or arrangement
providing for an annual incentive bonus) during the three (3) complete fiscal years prior to the Effective Date of Termination, or, if shorter, over the
Executive's entire 




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period
of employment. However, if the Executive's period of employment is less than one year, the bonus shall be considered zero (0); and 



	(c)
	An amount equal to three (3) times the Executive's highest annual incentive
compensation earned under the Bank of Hawaii Corporation Profit Sharing Plan, the Sustained Profit Growth Plan or any successor or alternative plan or arrangement providing for a long-term
incentive bonus, or any successor plans thereto over the three (3) complete fiscal years prior to the Effective Date of Termination, or, if shorter,
over the Executive's entire period of employment. However, if the Executive's period of employment is less than one year, the average incentive compensation shall be considered zero  (0); and



	(d)
	An amount equal to the excess of (i) the maximum payment the Executive would have
received under the annual incentive plan if he had continued in the employment of BOHC and the Bank through the end of the performance period following the Effective Date of Termination, and if the
Bank had met its maximum performance goals as provided under the terms of the Plan and the maximum amount payable to the Executive had been paid, over  (ii) the actual payout under the annual incentive
plan resulting from the Executive's termination of employment; and



	(e)
	A payout under the long-term incentive plan, in accordance with the terms of such plan; and



	(f)
	A continuation of all welfare benefits at no direct cost to the Executive, including medical insurance, long-term
disability, and group term life insurance for three (3) full years from the Effective Date of Termination or until the Executive reaches his Normal
Retirement Date, whichever occurs earlier. 





        3.3   Reduction of Severance Benefits. In the event there are fewer than thirty-six  (36) whole or partial months remaining from the Executive's Effective
Date of Termination until the Executive's Normal Retirement Date, as defined under
the Retirement Plan, then the amounts provided for under Sections 3.2(a), (b), and (c) above shall be reduced by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of whole or partial
months remaining until the Executive's Normal Retirement Date, and the denominator of which shall be thirty-six (36).


        3.4   Fringe Benefits. The Executive's participation in fringe benefits prior to the Executive's Effective Date of Termination
shall be continued, or equivalent benefits shall be provided, at no cost to the Executive, for a period of three (3) years from the Executive's
Effective Date of Termination (or until he or she reaches his Normal Retirement Date, whichever occurs earlier).



        3.5   Relocation Benefits. Should the Executive move his residence in order to pursue other business opportunities within two  (2) years of Executive's
Effective Date of Termination, the Executive shall be reimbursed for any moving expenses (as defined in
Section 217(b) of the Code) incurred in that relocation (including taxes, if any, payable on the reimbursement) which are
not reimbursed by another employer. Benefits provided herein shall not exceed the assistance and benefits customarily provided by BOHC to transferred employees prior to the Change in Control. 



        3.6   Incentive Compensation. Any deferred awards previously granted to the Executive under BOHC's incentive compensation plans
and not previously paid to the Executive, shall immediately vest on the date of the Executive's Effective Date of Termination and shall be paid no later than ninety  (90) calendar days following that
date, and be included as compensation in the month paid. 


        3.8   Stock Options and SARs. Stock options ("options"), stock appreciation
rights ("SARs") and restricted shares, if any, granted to the Executive by BOHC will be exercisable or
payable pursuant to the terms of the applicable plans. 


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Article 4. Just Cause  


        4.1   Just Cause. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent BOHC or the Bank from terminating an Executive's
employment for Just Cause. In such case, no Severance Benefits shall be payable to the Executive under this Agreement. 


                Just
Cause shall mean the criminal conviction of the Executive for an act of fraud, embezzlement, theft or any other act constituting a felony. 



                The
determination that the Executive's actions constitute Just Cause for termination shall be made by the Board, acting in good faith. 


Article 5. Form and Timing of Severance Benefits  


        5.1   Form and Timing of Severance Benefits. The Severance Benefits described in Sections 3.2 (a), (b), (c), (d) and
(e), shall be paid in cash to the Executive in a single lump sum as soon as practicable following the Executive's Effective Date of Termination, but in no event beyond ninety  (90) calendar days from
such date. 


                The
Severance Benefits described in Section 3.2(f) and 3.5 herein shall be provided by BOHC to the Executive immediately upon the Executive's Effective Date of
Termination and shall continue to be provided for three (3) full calendar years from the Executive's Effective Date of Termination or until the
Executive reaches his or her Normal Retirement date, whichever occurs earlier. 



        5.2   Withholding of Taxes. BOHC shall withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement all Federal, state, city, or
other taxes as legally shall be required. 


Article 6. Parachute Payments  


        6.1   Excise Tax Cap. In the event that a Change in Control of BOHC shall occur and a determination is made by BOHC, pursuant
to Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code (and corresponding state law provisions) that a golden parachute excise tax is due, the Executive's Severance
Benefits under this Plan shall be grossed up for the amount equal to and only equal to the amount necessary to pay the excise tax. 


        6.2   Subsequent Recalculation. In the event the Internal Revenue Service adjusts the excise tax computation of BOHC, as
provided in Section 6.1 herein, such that the Executive is liable for the payment of a greater excise tax under Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code, or such that the Executive does not receive
the full benefit that he or she would have received, BOHC shall reimburse the Executive for the full amount necessary to make the Executive whole (less any amounts received by
the Executive that he or she would not have received had the computation initially been computed as subsequently adjusted), including the value of the excise tax and all
corresponding interest and penalties due to the Internal Revenue Service. 


Article 7. Other Rights and Benefits Not Affected  


        7.1   Other Benefits. Neither the provisions of this Agreement nor the Severance Benefits provided for hereunder shall reduce
any amounts otherwise payable, or in any way diminish the Executive's rights as an employee of BOHC, whether existing now or hereafter, under any benefit, incentive, retirement, stock option, stock
bonus, stock purchase plan, or any employment agreement, or other plan or arrangement. 


        7.2   Employment Status. This Agreement does not constitute a contract of employment or impose on the Executive or BOHC any
obligation to retain the Executive as an employee, to change the status of the Executive's employment, or to change BOHC's policies regarding termination of employment. 


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Article 8. Successors  


        8.1   Successors. BOHC will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger,
consolidation, or otherwise) of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of BOHC or of any division or subsidiary thereof to expressly assume and agree to perform
this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that BOHC would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure of BOHC to obtain such assumption and agreement prior
to the effectiveness of any such succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle the Executive to compensation from BOHC in the same amount and on the same terms as they would be
entitled hereunder if terminated voluntarily following a Change in Control. Except for the purposes of implementing the foregoing, the date on which any succession becomes effective shall be deemed
the Effective Date of Termination. 


                This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive's personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs,
distributees, devisees, and legatees. If an Executive should die while any amount would still be payable hereunder had the Executive continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided
herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, to the Executive's devisee, legatee, or other designee, or if there is no such designee, to the Executive's estate. 


        8.2   Beneficiaries. The beneficiary of the Executive under the Bank of Hawaii Corporation Money Purchase Plan shall be the
beneficiary of the Executive's benefits under this Agreement, unless a beneficiary is otherwise designated by the Executive in the form of a signed writing acceptable to the Committee. An Executive
may make or change such designation at any time. 


Article 9. Administration  


        9.1   Administration. This Agreement shall be administered by the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors. The Committee is authorized to interpret this Agreement, to prescribe and rescind rules and regulations, to provide conditions and assurances deemed necessary and advisable, to protect the
interests of BOHC, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the Agreement's administration. 


                In
fulfilling its administrative duties hereunder, the Committee may rely on outside counsel, independent accountants, or other consultants to render advice or assistance. 


        9.2   Indemnification and Exculpation. The members of the Board, its agents and officers, directors, and employees of BOHC and
its affiliates shall be indemnified and held harmless by BOHC against and from any and all loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by them in connection with
or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which they may be a party or in which they may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under this Agreement and against
and from any and all amounts paid by them in settlement (with BOHC's written approval) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action,
suit, or proceeding. The foregoing provision shall not be applicable to any person if the loss, cost, liability, or expense is due to such person's gross negligence or willful misconduct. 


Article 10. Legal Fees  


        10.1 Legal Fees and Expenses. BOHC shall pay all reasonable legal fees, costs of litigation, and other expenses incurred in
good faith by the Executive as a result of BOHC's refusal to provide the Severance Benefits to which the Executive becomes entitled under this Agreement, or as a result of BOHC's contesting the
validity, enforceability, or interpretation of the Agreement. Provided, however, that such payments shall not exceed the amount permitted by law and BOHC's Restated Articles of Incorporation. 


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                IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, BOHC has caused this Agreement to be executed by a resolution of the Board of Directors, as of the day and year first above written. 



	 
	 	 
	 	 

	 	 	Bank of Hawaii Corporation
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

 
	 	 	 	 	
 Chairman & CEO
	

 	
 	

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(Executive)
	

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