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EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 33-66400, 333-22107 and 333-75483) and
the Post-Effective Amendment on Form S-8 to Form S-4 (Registration No.
333-76271) of BancWest Corporation of our report dated January 18, 2000 relating
to the consolidated financial statements of BancWest Corporation and
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, which appears in the 1999 Annual
Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Honolulu, Hawaii
March 17, 2000
