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     As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission  April 1, 1999
                                                          ----------------
                                              Registration No.                 
                                                              -----------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   ----------

                                    FORM S-8
                          REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                                   ----------

                              BANCWEST CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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<S>                                                                                     <C>
                  Delaware                                                                 99-0156159
           (State or other jurisdiction of                                              (I.R.S. Employer
            incorporation or organization)                                              Identification No.)

         999 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii                                                   96813
        (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                                             (Zip Code)
</TABLE>

                              BANCWEST CORPORATION
                            1998 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
                            (Full title of the plan)

                               Walter A. Dods, Jr.
                      Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
                              BancWest Corporation
                                999 Bishop Street
                             Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

          Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service:
                                 (808) 525-7000

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Proposed            Proposed
Title of                               maximum             maximum             Amount of
securities to       Amount to be       offering price      aggregate           registration
be registered       registered         per share*          offering price*     fee           
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                 <C>                <C>                 <C>                 <C>    
Common Stock        2,000,000**        $40.03125           $80,062,500         $22,257.38
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


* Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act
of 1933 solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee as follows:
$80,062,500 or 2,000,000 shares of common stock based on a price of $40.03125
per share, the average of the high and low trading prices of the common stock of
BancWest Corporation on the consolidated reporting system on March 26, 1999.

**There is also being registered hereunder such additional undetermined number
of shares of common stock as may be required as a result of stock dividends,
stock splits, or other similar adjustments of the outstanding common stock.



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                                     PART II

ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

      The following documents filed by BancWest Corporation (hereinafter the
"Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated in this
registration statement by this reference as of their respective dates:

            1. The Company's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December
      31, 1998.

            2. All other reports of the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or
      15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since December 31, 1998.

            3. The description of the Common Stock contained in the registration
      statement (and past and future amendments thereto) for such stock filed
      under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration statement
which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters
all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date
of such filing of such documents.

      Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.

ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

        Not applicable.

ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

        Not applicable.



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ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

      The registrant is incorporated under the laws of Delaware. Section 145 of
the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes indemnification of directors and
officers of a Delaware corporation under certain circumstances against expenses,
judgments, and the like in connection with an action, suit, or proceeding.
Article X of the registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws provides for
indemnification of directors and officers under certain circumstances. The
registrant has purchased a standard liability policy, which, subject to any
limitations set forth in the policy, indemnifies the registrant's directors and
officers for damages that they become legally obligated to pay as a result of
any negligent act, error, or omission committed while serving in their official
capacity. Banque Nationale de Paris, the holder of 100% of the Class A Common
Stock of the Company, has agreed to indemnify the persons who serve as Class A
Directors of the Company (who are elected by the holders of the Class A Common
Stock) under certain circumstances against expenses, judgments, and the like in
connection with an action, suit, or proceeding by reason of the fact that the
person is or was a Class A Director.

ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

        None.

ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.

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<CAPTION>
Exhibit No.         Description
- -----------         -----------
<S>           <C>                                                                     
    4.1       Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (incorporated by
              reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Current Report on Form
              8-K filed on November 5, 1998, as filed with the Commission)

    4.2       By-Laws of the Corporation (incorporated by reference to
              Exhibit 3(ii) to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
              November 5, 1998, as filed with the Commission)

    4.3       BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (formerly
              known as First Hawaiian, Inc. 1998 Stock Incentive Plan)
              (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(vii) to the
              Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June
              30, 1998, as filed with the Commission)

    23        Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

    24        Powers of Attorney
</TABLE>



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ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.

        (a)  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

            (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

               (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;

               (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume
of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not
exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective registration statement;

               (iii) To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or
any material change to such information in the registration statement;

Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply
if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this
registration statement.

           (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

           (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.



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        (b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at the time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

        (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit, or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

                                   SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City and County of Honolulu, State of Hawaii, on this 1st
day of April, 1999.

                      BANCWEST CORPORATION


                      By   /s/ HOWARD H. KARR 
                        --------------------------------------------
                          Howard H. Karr
                          Executive Vice President & Chief Financial
                          Officer

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.



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<CAPTION>
        Signature                         Title                      Date
        ---------                         -----                      ----
<S>                                       <C>                        <C>
                                          
        /s/ WALTER A. DODS, JR.*          Chairman and Chief         
        -------------------------------   Executive Officer,         March 31, 1999
        Walter A. Dods, Jr.               Director (principal        
                                          executive officer)

                                          
        /s/ HOWARD H. KARR                Executive Vice             
        -------------------------------   President &                March 31, 1999
        Howard H. Karr                    Chief Financial Officer    
                                          (principal financial
                                          & accounting officer)

        /s/ JACQUES ARDANT*               Director                   March 31, 1999
        -------------------------------
        Jacques Ardant

        /s/ JOHN W.A. BUYERS*             Director                   March 31, 1999
        -------------------------------
        John W.A. Buyers

        /s/ DR. JULIA ANN FROHLICH*       Director                   March 31, 1999
        -------------------------------
        Dr. Julia Ann Frohlich

        /s/ ROBERT A. FUHRMAN*            Director                   March 31, 1999
        -------------------------------
        Robert A. Fuhrman

        /s/ PAUL MULLIN GANLEY*           Director                   March 31, 1999
        -------------------------------
        Paul Mullin Ganley

        /s/ DAVID M. HAIG*                Director                   March 31, 1999
        -------------------------------
        David M. Haig

        /s/ JOHN A. HOAG*                 Director                   March 31, 1999
        -------------------------------
        John A. Hoag

        /s/ BERT T. KOBAYASHI, JR.*       Director                   March 31, 1999
        -------------------------------
        Bert T. Kobayashi, Jr.

        /s/ MICHEL LARROUILH*             Director                   March 31, 1999
        -------------------------------
        Michel Larrouilh

        /s/ VIVIEN LEVY-GARBOUA*          Director                   March 31, 1999
        -------------------------------
        Vivien Levy-Garboua

        /s/ YVES MARTRENCHAR*             Director                   March 31, 1999
        -------------------------------
        Yves Martrenchar
</TABLE>



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<S>                                       <C>                        <C>
        /s/ DR. FUJIO MATSUDA*            Director                   March 31, 1999
        -------------------------------
        Dr. Fujio Matsuda

        /s/ DON J. MCGRATH*               Director                   March 31, 1999
        -------------------------------
        Don J. McGrath

        /s/ RODNEY R. PECK*               Director                   March 31, 1999
        -------------------------------
        Rodney R. Peck

        /s/ JOEL SIBRAC*                  Director                   March 31, 1999
        -------------------------------
        Joel Sibrac

        /s/ JOHN K. TSUI*                 Director                   March 31, 1999
        -------------------------------
        John K. Tsui

        /s/ JACQUES HENRI WAHL*           Director                   March 31, 1999
        -------------------------------
        Jacques Henri Wahl

        /s/ FRED C. WEYAND*               Director                   March 31, 1999
        -------------------------------
        Fred C. Weyand

        /s/ ROBERT C. WO*                 Director                   March 31, 1999
        -------------------------------
        Robert C. Wo
</TABLE>



        *By /s/ HOWARD H. KARR
            ---------------------------
              Howard H. Karr
              Attorney-in-Fact



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

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<CAPTION>
                                                                                SEQUENTIALLY
                                                                                NUMBERED
   EXHIBIT NUMBER     DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT                                    PAGE
        
<S>                   <C>
        4.1           Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation
                      (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Current
                      Report on Form 8-K filed on November 5, 1998, as filed
                      with the Commission)

        4.2           By-Laws of the Corporation (incorporated by reference to
                      Exhibit 3(ii) to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
                      November 5, 1998, as filed with the Commission)

        4.3           BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (formerly 
                      known as First Hawaiian, Inc. 1998 Stock Incentive Plan)
                      (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(vii) to the
                      Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June
                      30, 1998, as filed with the Commission)

        23            Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

        24            Powers of Attorney
</TABLE>




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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement of
BancWest Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") on Form S-8 (to
be filed on or about March 31, 1999) of our report dated January 21, 1999, on
our audits of the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of
December 31, 1998 and 1997 and for the years ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and
1996, which report is included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1998 incorporated by reference in this registration
statement.

                                            /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Honolulu, Hawaii
March 30, 1999




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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, in the capacities
indicated below, hereby constitutes and appoints DON J. MCGRATH, of San
Francisco, California, and HOWARD H. KARR, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and each of them
(with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and lawful attorneys
and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary
or advisable or may require to enable BANCWEST CORPORATION (hereinafter the
"Company") to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,
regulations, or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of
1933 of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company under S.E.C.
Registration Statement on Form S-8 for purchase pursuant to the BancWest
Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign the name
of the undersigned in the capacities indicated below to the registration
statement and any and all amendments and supplements to said registration
statement (including specifically, and without limitation to the generality of
the foregoing, any amendment or amendments changing the number of shares of
common stock) and to any instruments or documents filed as a part of or in
connection with said amendments or supplements to said registration statement,
and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
21st day of January, 1999.



                                        /s/ WALTER A. DODS, JR.
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Walter A. Dods, Jr.
                                        Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
                                        Director
                                        BancWest Corporation
                                        (principal executive officer)



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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, in the capacity
indicated below, hereby constitutes and appoints WALTER A. DODS, JR., of
Honolulu, Hawaii, and DON J. MCGRATH, of San Francisco, California, and each of
them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and lawful
attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and
all instruments that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or may require to enable BANCWEST CORPORATION
(hereinafter the "Company") to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company under S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 for purchase pursuant to
the BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign
the name of the undersigned in the capacity indicated below to the registration
statement and any and all amendments and supplements to said registration
statement (including specifically, and without limitation to the generality of
the foregoing, any amendment or amendments changing the number of shares of
common stock) and to any instruments or documents filed as a part of or in
connection with said amendments or supplements to said registration statement,
and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
21st day of January, 1999.


                                        /s/ HOWARD H. KARR
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Howard H. Karr
                                        Executive Vice President & Chief
                                        Financial Officer
                                        BancWest Corporation
                                        (principal financial and accounting 
                                        officer)



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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, in the capacity
indicated below, hereby constitutes and appoints WALTER A. DODS, JR., and HOWARD
H. KARR, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and DON J. MCGRATH, of San Francisco, California,
and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or may require to enable BANCWEST CORPORATION
(hereinafter the "Company") to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company under S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 for purchase pursuant to
the BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign
the name of the undersigned in the capacity indicated below to the registration
statement and any and all amendments and supplements to said registration
statement (including specifically, and without limitation to the generality of
the foregoing, any amendment or amendments changing the number of shares of
common stock) and to any instruments or documents filed as a part of or in
connection with said amendments or supplements to said registration statement,
and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
21st day of January, 1999.



                                        /s/ JACQUES ARDANT
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Jacques Ardant           Director



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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, in the capacity
indicated below, hereby constitutes and appoints WALTER A. DODS, JR., and HOWARD
H. KARR, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and DON J. MCGRATH, of San Francisco, California,
and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or may require to enable BANCWEST CORPORATION
(hereinafter the "Company") to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company under S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 for purchase pursuant to
the BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign
the name of the undersigned in the capacity indicated below to the registration
statement and any and all amendments and supplements to said registration
statement (including specifically, and without limitation to the generality of
the foregoing, any amendment or amendments changing the number of shares of
common stock) and to any instruments or documents filed as a part of or in
connection with said amendments or supplements to said registration statement,
and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
21st day of January, 1999.



                                        /s/ JOHN W.A. BUYERS
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        John W.A. Buyers        Director



<PAGE>   5

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, in the capacity
indicated below, hereby constitutes and appoints WALTER A. DODS, JR., and HOWARD
H. KARR, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and DON J. MCGRATH, of San Francisco, California,
and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), her true and
lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or may require to enable BANCWEST CORPORATION
(hereinafter the "Company") to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company under S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 for purchase pursuant to
the BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign
the name of the undersigned in the capacity indicated below to the registration
statement and any and all amendments and supplements to said registration
statement (including specifically, and without limitation to the generality of
the foregoing, any amendment or amendments changing the number of shares of
common stock) and to any instruments or documents filed as a part of or in
connection with said amendments or supplements to said registration statement,
and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set her hand as of this
21st day of January, 1999.



                                        /s/ JULIA ANN FROHLICH
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Julia Ann Frohlich        Director



<PAGE>   6

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, in the capacity
indicated below, hereby constitutes and appoints WALTER A. DODS, JR., and HOWARD
H. KARR, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and DON J. MCGRATH, of San Francisco, California,
and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or may require to enable BANCWEST CORPORATION
(hereinafter the "Company") to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company under S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 for purchase pursuant to
the BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign
the name of the undersigned in the capacity indicated below to the registration
statement and any and all amendments and supplements to said registration
statement (including specifically, and without limitation to the generality of
the foregoing, any amendment or amendments changing the number of shares of
common stock) and to any instruments or documents filed as a part of or in
connection with said amendments or supplements to said registration statement,
and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
21st day of January, 1999.



                                        /s/ ROBERT A. FUHRMAN
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Robert A. Fuhrman      Director



<PAGE>   7

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, in the capacity
indicated below, hereby constitutes and appoints WALTER A. DODS, JR., and HOWARD
H. KARR, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and DON J. MCGRATH, of San Francisco, California,
and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or may require to enable BANCWEST CORPORATION
(hereinafter the "Company") to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company under S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 for purchase pursuant to
the BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign
the name of the undersigned in the capacity indicated below to the registration
statement and any and all amendments and supplements to said registration
statement (including specifically, and without limitation to the generality of
the foregoing, any amendment or amendments changing the number of shares of
common stock) and to any instruments or documents filed as a part of or in
connection with said amendments or supplements to said registration statement,
and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
21st day of January, 1999.



                                        /s/ PAUL MULLIN GANLEY
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Paul Mullin Ganley      Director



<PAGE>   8

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, in the capacity
indicated below, hereby constitutes and appoints WALTER A. DODS, JR., and HOWARD
H. KARR, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and DON J. MCGRATH, of San Francisco, California,
and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or may require to enable BANCWEST CORPORATION
(hereinafter the "Company") to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company under S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 for purchase pursuant to
the BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign
the name of the undersigned in the capacity indicated below to the registration
statement and any and all amendments and supplements to said registration
statement (including specifically, and without limitation to the generality of
the foregoing, any amendment or amendments changing the number of shares of
common stock) and to any instruments or documents filed as a part of or in
connection with said amendments or supplements to said registration statement,
and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
21st day of January, 1999.



                                        /s/ DAVID M. HAIG
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        David M. Haig              Director



<PAGE>   9

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, in the capacity
indicated below, hereby constitutes and appoints WALTER A. DODS, JR., and HOWARD
H. KARR, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and DON J. MCGRATH, of San Francisco, California,
and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or may require to enable BANCWEST CORPORATION
(hereinafter the "Company") to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company under S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 for purchase pursuant to
the BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign
the name of the undersigned in the capacity indicated below to the registration
statement and any and all amendments and supplements to said registration
statement (including specifically, and without limitation to the generality of
the foregoing, any amendment or amendments changing the number of shares of
common stock) and to any instruments or documents filed as a part of or in
connection with said amendments or supplements to said registration statement,
and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
21st day of January, 1999.



                                        /s/ JOHN A. HOAG
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        John A. Hoag              Director



<PAGE>   10

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, in the capacity
indicated below, hereby constitutes and appoints WALTER A. DODS, JR., and HOWARD
H. KARR, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and DON J. MCGRATH, of San Francisco, California,
and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or may require to enable BANCWEST CORPORATION
(hereinafter the "Company") to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company under S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 for purchase pursuant to
the BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign
the name of the undersigned in the capacity indicated below to the registration
statement and any and all amendments and supplements to said registration
statement (including specifically, and without limitation to the generality of
the foregoing, any amendment or amendments changing the number of shares of
common stock) and to any instruments or documents filed as a part of or in
connection with said amendments or supplements to said registration statement,
and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
21st day of January, 1999.



                                        /s/ BERT T. KOBAYASHI, JR.
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Bert T. Kobayashi, Jr.   Director



<PAGE>   11

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, in the capacity
indicated below, hereby constitutes and appoints WALTER A. DODS, JR., and HOWARD
H. KARR, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and DON J. MCGRATH, of San Francisco, California,
and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or may require to enable BANCWEST CORPORATION
(hereinafter the "Company") to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company under S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 for purchase pursuant to
the BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign
the name of the undersigned in the capacity indicated below to the registration
statement and any and all amendments and supplements to said registration
statement (including specifically, and without limitation to the generality of
the foregoing, any amendment or amendments changing the number of shares of
common stock) and to any instruments or documents filed as a part of or in
connection with said amendments or supplements to said registration statement,
and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
21st day of January, 1999.



                                        /s/ MICHEL LARROUILH
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Michel Larrouilh           Director



<PAGE>   12

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, in the capacity
indicated below, hereby constitutes and appoints WALTER A. DODS, JR., and HOWARD
H. KARR, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and DON J. MCGRATH, of San Francisco, California,
and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or may require to enable BANCWEST CORPORATION
(hereinafter the "Company") to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company under S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 for purchase pursuant to
the BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign
the name of the undersigned in the capacity indicated below to the registration
statement and any and all amendments and supplements to said registration
statement (including specifically, and without limitation to the generality of
the foregoing, any amendment or amendments changing the number of shares of
common stock) and to any instruments or documents filed as a part of or in
connection with said amendments or supplements to said registration statement,
and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
21st day of January, 1999.



                                        /s/ VIVIEN LEVY-GARBOUA
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Vivien Levy-Garboua    Director



<PAGE>   13

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, in the capacity
indicated below, hereby constitutes and appoints WALTER A. DODS, JR., and HOWARD
H. KARR, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and DON J. MCGRATH, of San Francisco, California,
and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or may require to enable BANCWEST CORPORATION
(hereinafter the "Company") to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company under S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 for purchase pursuant to
the BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign
the name of the undersigned in the capacity indicated below to the registration
statement and any and all amendments and supplements to said registration
statement (including specifically, and without limitation to the generality of
the foregoing, any amendment or amendments changing the number of shares of
common stock) and to any instruments or documents filed as a part of or in
connection with said amendments or supplements to said registration statement,
and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
21st day of January, 1999.



                                        /s/ YVES MARTRENCHAR
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Yves Martrenchar        Director



<PAGE>   14

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, in the capacity
indicated below, hereby constitutes and appoints WALTER A. DODS, JR., and HOWARD
H. KARR, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and DON J. MCGRATH, of San Francisco, California,
and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or may require to enable BANCWEST CORPORATION
(hereinafter the "Company") to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company under S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 for purchase pursuant to
the BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign
the name of the undersigned in the capacity indicated below to the registration
statement and any and all amendments and supplements to said registration
statement (including specifically, and without limitation to the generality of
the foregoing, any amendment or amendments changing the number of shares of
common stock) and to any instruments or documents filed as a part of or in
connection with said amendments or supplements to said registration statement,
and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
21st day of January, 1999.



                                        /s/ FUJIO MATSUDA
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Fujio Matsuda              Director



<PAGE>   15

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, in the capacity
indicated below, hereby constitutes and appoints WALTER A. DODS, JR., and HOWARD
H. KARR, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and each of them (with full power to each of them
to act alone), his true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts
and things and to execute any and all instruments that said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or may require to enable
BANCWEST CORPORATION (hereinafter the "Company") to comply with the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations, or requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of 2,000,000 shares of common
stock of the Company under S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 for
purchase pursuant to the BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan,
including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned in the capacity
indicated below to the registration statement and any and all amendments and
supplements to said registration statement (including specifically, and without
limitation to the generality of the foregoing, any amendment or amendments
changing the number of shares of common stock) and to any instruments or
documents filed as a part of or in connection with said amendments or
supplements to said registration statement, and the undersigned hereby ratifies
and confirms all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
21st day of January, 1999.



                                        /s/ DON J. MCGRATH 
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Don J. McGrath           Director



<PAGE>   16

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, in the capacity
indicated below, hereby constitutes and appoints WALTER A. DODS, JR., and HOWARD
H. KARR, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and DON J. MCGRATH, of San Francisco, California,
and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or may require to enable BANCWEST CORPORATION
(hereinafter the "Company") to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company under S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 for purchase pursuant to
the BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign
the name of the undersigned in the capacity indicated below to the registration
statement and any and all amendments and supplements to said registration
statement (including specifically, and without limitation to the generality of
the foregoing, any amendment or amendments changing the number of shares of
common stock) and to any instruments or documents filed as a part of or in
connection with said amendments or supplements to said registration statement,
and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
21st day of January, 1999.



                                        /s/ RODNEY R. PECK 
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Rodney R. Peck          Director



<PAGE>   17

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, in the capacity
indicated below, hereby constitutes and appoints WALTER A. DODS, JR., and HOWARD
H. KARR, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and DON J. MCGRATH, of San Francisco, California,
and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or may require to enable BANCWEST CORPORATION
(hereinafter the "Company") to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company under S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 for purchase pursuant to
the BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign
the name of the undersigned in the capacity indicated below to the registration
statement and any and all amendments and supplements to said registration
statement (including specifically, and without limitation to the generality of
the foregoing, any amendment or amendments changing the number of shares of
common stock) and to any instruments or documents filed as a part of or in
connection with said amendments or supplements to said registration statement,
and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
21st day of January, 1999.



                                        /s/ JOEL SIBRAC
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Joel Sibrac                  Director



<PAGE>   18

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, in the capacity
indicated below, hereby constitutes and appoints WALTER A. DODS, JR., and HOWARD
H. KARR, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and DON J. MCGRATH, of San Francisco, California,
and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or may require to enable BANCWEST CORPORATION
(hereinafter the "Company") to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company under S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 for purchase pursuant to
the BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign
the name of the undersigned in the capacity indicated below to the registration
statement and any and all amendments and supplements to said registration
statement (including specifically, and without limitation to the generality of
the foregoing, any amendment or amendments changing the number of shares of
common stock) and to any instruments or documents filed as a part of or in
connection with said amendments or supplements to said registration statement,
and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
21st day of January, 1999.



                                        /s/ JOHN K. TSUI
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        John K. Tsui                Director



<PAGE>   19

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, in the capacity
indicated below, hereby constitutes and appoints WALTER A. DODS, JR., and HOWARD
H. KARR, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and DON J. MCGRATH, of San Francisco, California,
and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or may require to enable BANCWEST CORPORATION
(hereinafter the "Company") to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company under S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 for purchase pursuant to
the BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign
the name of the undersigned in the capacity indicated below to the registration
statement and any and all amendments and supplements to said registration
statement (including specifically, and without limitation to the generality of
the foregoing, any amendment or amendments changing the number of shares of
common stock) and to any instruments or documents filed as a part of or in
connection with said amendments or supplements to said registration statement,
and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
21st day of January, 1999.



                                        /s/ JACQUES HENRI WAHL
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Jacques Henri Wahl    Director



<PAGE>   20

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, in the capacity
indicated below, hereby constitutes and appoints WALTER A. DODS, JR., and HOWARD
H. KARR, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and DON J. MCGRATH, of San Francisco, California,
and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or may require to enable BANCWEST CORPORATION
(hereinafter the "Company") to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company under S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 for purchase pursuant to
the BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign
the name of the undersigned in the capacity indicated below to the registration
statement and any and all amendments and supplements to said registration
statement (including specifically, and without limitation to the generality of
the foregoing, any amendment or amendments changing the number of shares of
common stock) and to any instruments or documents filed as a part of or in
connection with said amendments or supplements to said registration statement,
and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
21st day of January, 1999.



                                        /s/ FRED C. WEYAND
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Fred C. Weyand          Director



<PAGE>   21

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, in the capacity
indicated below, hereby constitutes and appoints WALTER A. DODS, JR., and HOWARD
H. KARR, of Honolulu, Hawaii, and DON J. MCGRATH, of San Francisco, California,
and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or may require to enable BANCWEST CORPORATION
(hereinafter the "Company") to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company under S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 for purchase pursuant to
the BancWest Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, including specifically, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and authority to sign
the name of the undersigned in the capacity indicated below to the registration
statement and any and all amendments and supplements to said registration
statement (including specifically, and without limitation to the generality of
the foregoing, any amendment or amendments changing the number of shares of
common stock) and to any instruments or documents filed as a part of or in
connection with said amendments or supplements to said registration statement,
and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and
agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this
21st day of January, 1999.



                                        /s/ ROBERT C. WO
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Robert C. Wo               Director





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