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EXHIBIT 4.2

DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK

The following summary of certain material provisions of our common stock does not purport to be complete. You should refer to our certificate of incorporation, as amended, and amended and restated by-laws, which are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.  The summary below is also qualified by reference to the provisions of the Delaware General Corporate Law ("DGCL"). We encourage you to read those organizational documents and the DGCL carefully.

General
The capital stock authorized by our certificate of incorporation, as amended, consists of 405,000,000 shares divided into (i) 400,000,000 shares, par value $0.01 per share, of common stock, and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share.
Common Stock
Voting.  Each holder of our common stock will generally be entitled to one vote for each share of common stock owned of record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Except as otherwise required by law, holders of common stock (as well as holders of any preferred stock entitled to vote with the common stockholders) will generally vote together as a single class on all matters presented to the stockholders for their vote or approval, including the election of directors. There will be no cumulative voting rights with respect to the election of directors or any other matters.
Dividends and distributions. Subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any series of preferred stock then outstanding, the holders of our common stock will have the right to receive dividends and distributions, whether payable in cash or otherwise, as may be declared from time to time by our board or directors, from legally available funds.
Liquidation, dissolution or winding up. Subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any series of preferred stock then outstanding, in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, holders of our common stock will be entitled to share ratably in proportion to the number of shares of common stock held by them in the assets available for distribution after payment or reasonable provision for the payment of all creditors.
Redemption, conversion or preemptive rights. Holders of our common stock have no redemption rights, conversion rights or preemptive rights to purchase or subscribe for our securities.
Other provisions. There will be no redemption provisions or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock.
The rights, preferences, and privileges of the holders of our common stock will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of any series of our preferred stock.
Preferred Stock
Blank Check Preferred.  Under our certificate of incorporation, as amended, our Board is authorized by resolution to create and issue one or more series of preferred stock, and, with respect to each series, to determine the number of shares constituting the series and the designations and the powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, which may include dividend rights, conversion or exchange rights, voting rights, redemption rights and terms and liquidation preferences, without stockholder approval. Our Board may therefore create and issue one or more series of preferred stock with voting and other rights that could adversely affect the voting power of the holders of our common stock and which could have certain anti-takeover effects. Before we may issue any series of preferred stock, our Board will be required to adopt resolutions creating and designating such series of preferred stock.
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Certificate of Incorporation, as Amended, and Amended and Restated By-laws Anti-Takeover Provisions
Our certificate of incorporation, as amended, and amended and restated by-laws contain several provisions which could delay, defer or prevent a change of control from occurring.  These provisions provide the following:
•our board has the authority to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval with any rights or preferences the board determines;
•special meetings of stockholders may only be called by our board or our Chief Executive Officer; and

•there is no cumulative voting in the election of directors.
These and other provisions may have the effect of deferring hostile takeovers or delaying a change in control or management.
Delaware Law Anti-Takeover Provision
As a Delaware corporation, we are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL which restricts certain "business combinations" with "interested stockholders" for three years following the date that a person becomes an interested stockholder unless:  (1) the "business combination" or the transaction which caused the person or entity to become an interested stockholder is approved by the board prior to such business combination or transactions; (2) upon the completion of the transaction in which the person or entity becomes an "interested stockholder," such interested stockholder holds at least 85% of the voting stock of Element Solutions not including (x) shares held by officers and directors and (y) shares held by employee benefit plans under certain circumstances; or (3) at or after the person or entity becomes an "interested stockholder," the “business combination” is approved by the board and holders of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock, excluding shares held by such interested stockholder. A Delaware corporation may elect not to be governed by Section 203. Element Solutions has not made such an election.
Liability of Directors and Officers
As permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, our certificate of incorporation, as amended, provides that no director shall be liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director except to the extent that such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL as currently in effect or as the same may be amended. This provision of our certificate of incorporation, as amended, does not eliminate the directors’ fiduciary duties, and in appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms of nonmonetary relief, which will remain available under Delaware law. In addition, each director will be subject to liability for breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to us, including for actions leading to improper personal benefit to the director, for acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct, for knowing violations of law and for payment of dividends or approval of stock repurchases or redemptions that are unlawful under Delaware law. This provision also does not affect a director’s responsibilities under any other law, such as the federal securities laws or state or federal environmental laws.
Our amended and restated by-laws also provide that we shall indemnify and advance expenses to our officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as currently in effect or as the same may be amended.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Computershare is the transfer agent and registrar for shares of our common stock.
Listing
Currently, our common stock is listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "ESI."
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			Exhibit 4.1
		

		
			 
		

		
			DESCRIPTION OF REGISTERED SECURITIES
		

		
			As of December 31, 2019, First Hawaiian Inc. (the “Company”) has one class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”): our common stock.
		

		
			DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK
		

		
			The following description of the Company’s common stock and the relevant provisions of the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws are summaries and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws. As used in this Exhibit 4.1, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to the Company and not to any of its consolidated subsidiaries. 
		

		
			General
		

		
			Under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, we are authorized to issue a total of 300,000,000 shares of common stock, par value of $0.01 per share. Our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol “FHB”. Holders of common stock do not have any conversion, preemptive, subscription or redemption rights, and no sinking fund will be applicable to our common stock. 
		

		
			Dividends
		

		
			Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors out of legally available funds. The ability of our board of directors to declare and pay dividends on our common stock is subject to the laws of the state of Delaware, applicable federal and state banking laws and regulations, and the terms of any senior securities (including preferred stock) we may then have outstanding. Our principal source of income is dividends that are declared and paid by our bank on its capital stock. Therefore, our ability to pay dividends is dependent upon the receipt of dividends from our subsidiary bank. 
		

		
			Voting Rights
		

		
			Each holder of our common stock is entitled to one vote for each share of record held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, except as otherwise required by law and subject to the rights and preferences of the holders of any outstanding shares of our preferred stock. Holders of our common stock are not entitled to cumulative voting in the election of directors. Directors are elected by a majority of the votes cast. In addition to any other vote required by law, the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock will be required to amend, alter or repeal (including by merger, consolidation or otherwise) any provision of our certificate of incorporation that adversely affects the rights, preferences or privileges of the common stock in a manner that is materially adverse from the effect of such amendment, alteration or repeal on the other class of our capital stock, as applicable.
		

		
			Liquidation Rights
		

		
			In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all of our assets remaining after payment of liabilities, including but not limited to the liquidation preference of any then outstanding preferred stock. Because we are a bank holding company, our rights and the rights of our creditors and stockholders to receive the assets of any subsidiary upon liquidation or recapitalization may be subject to prior claims of our subsidiary’s creditors, except to the extent that we may be a creditor with recognized claims against our subsidiary. 
		

		
			

		 

		

		
			Authorized but Unissued Capital Stock
		

		
			The Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) does not generally require stockholder approval for the issuance of authorized shares. These additional shares may be used for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings, to raise additional capital or to facilitate acquisitions. However, the listing requirements of NASDAQ, which would apply so long as the common stock remains listed on NASDAQ, require stockholder approval of certain issuances equal to or exceeding 20% of the then outstanding voting power or then outstanding number of shares of common stock.
		

		
			One of the effects of the existence of unissued and unreserved common stock or preferred stock may be to enable our board of directors to issue shares to persons friendly to current management, which issuance could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, and thereby protect the continuity of our management and possibly deprive our stockholders of opportunities they may believe are in their best interests or in which they may receive a premium for their common stock over the market price of the common stock.
		

		
			CERTAIN PROVISIONS THAT MAY HAVE AN ANTI-TAKOVER EFFECT
		

		
			Business Combination Statute. As a Delaware corporation, we are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL, unless we expressly elect not to be governed by the statute. Section 203 provides that, subject to certain exceptions specified in the law, we may not engage in any “business combination” with any “interested stockholder” for a three-year period following the time such stockholder became an interested stockholder unless:
		

			
	
			
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			prior to such time, our board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;

			
	
			
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			upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of our voting stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding certain shares as specified in Section 203; or

			
	
			
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			at or subsequent to such time, the business combination is approved by our board of directors and authorized at a meeting of stockholders (and not by written consent) by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.

		
			Generally, a “business combination” includes, among other things, a merger or asset or stock sale of us or any of our majority-owned subsidiaries or any of certain other transactions resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. Subject to certain exceptions, an “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with that person’s affiliates and associates, owns, or within the previous three years did own, 15% or more of our voting stock.
		

		
			Under certain circumstances, Section 203 makes it more difficult for a person who would be an “interested stockholder” to effect various business combinations with a corporation for a three-year period. The provisions of Section 203 may encourage companies interested in acquiring us to negotiate in advance with our board of directors because the stockholder approval requirement described above would be avoided if our board of directors approves either the business combination or the transaction that results in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder. These provisions also may make it more difficult to accomplish transactions that stockholders may otherwise deem to be in their best interests.
		

		
			Federal Banking Law. The ability of a third party to acquire our stock is also limited under applicable U.S. banking laws, including regulatory approval requirements. The U.S. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHC Act”), requires any “bank holding company” to obtain the approval of the Federal Reserve before acquiring, directly or indirectly, more than 5% of our outstanding common stock. Any “company”, as defined in the BHC Act, other than a bank holding company is required to obtain the approval of the Federal Reserve before acquiring “control” of us. “Control” generally means (i) the ownership or control of 25% or more of a class of voting securities, (ii) the ability to elect a majority of the directors or (iii) the ability otherwise to exercise a controlling influence over management and policies. A person, other than an individual, that controls us for purposes of the BHC Act is subject to regulation and supervision as a bank holding company under the BHC Act. In addition, under the Change in Bank 

		 

Control Act of 1978, as amended, and the Federal Reserve’s regulations thereunder, any person, either individually or acting through or in concert with one or more persons, is required to provide notice to the Federal Reserve prior to acquiring, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of our outstanding common stock (or any other class of our voting securities).
		

		
			Requirements for Advance Notification of Stockholder Nominations and Proposals. Our bylaws establish advance notice procedures with respect to stockholder proposals and nomination of candidates for election as directors. These procedures provide that notice of such stockholder proposal must be timely given in writing to our corporate secretary prior to the meeting at which the action is to be taken. Generally, to be timely, notice must be received at our principal executive offices not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary date of the annual meeting for the preceding year.
		

		
			Limits on Written Consents. Our certificate of incorporation provides that any action to be taken by the stockholders that the stockholders are required or permitted to take must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders. Our stockholders are not permitted to take action by written consent.
		

		
			Annual Meetings; Limits on Special Meetings. We have annual meetings of stockholders. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock, special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by (i) the Chairperson of our board of directors (the “Board”), (ii) the Chairperson of the Board, (iii) our Chief Executive Officer, or (iv) our President.
		

		
			Amendments to our Governing Documents. Generally, the amendment of our certificate of incorporation requires approval by our board of directors and a majority vote of stockholders; however, certain material amendments (including amendments with respect to provisions governing board composition and actions by written consent) require the approval of at least 50% of the votes entitled to be cast by the outstanding capital stock in the elections of our board of directors. Any amendment to our bylaws requires the approval of either a majority of our board of directors or holders of at least 50% of the votes entitled to be cast by the outstanding capital stock in the election of our board of directors. Under our bylaws, the approval of a majority of our board of directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present is also required to amend our bylaws to modify the number of directors required therein. In addition to any other vote required by law, the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock or non-voting common stock, each voting separately as a class, as the case may be, will be required to amend, alter or repeal (including by merger, consolidation or otherwise) any provision of our certificate of incorporation that adversely affects the privileges, preferences or rights of our common stock or non-voting common stock, respectively, in a manner that is materially adverse from the effect of such amendment, alteration or repeal on the other class of our capital stock, as applicable. Any amendment to our certificate of incorporation (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) to increase or decrease the authorized shares of any class of common stock must be approved by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the shares affected by the amendment, voting as a separate class or series, as applicable.

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