The state note · prepared 7 September 2026

Hawaii

6 banks and 45 credit unions read from their latest filings, every institution ranked against the rest of the state.

Small-business lending ↓

Banks

6 banks filing · read from the 30 June 2026 Call Report
6
banks filing
$65.6B in assets
+1.8%
Loans, year over year
median; 0 above 10%, 1 shrinking
27.9%
CRE / loans
median
74.0%
Loans / deposits
median
0.25%
NPA / loans
median
9.7%
Equity / assets
median

Hawaii's 6 banks hold $65.6B in assets at 30 June 2026. Bank of Hawaii is the largest at $23.8B, and the five largest hold 99% of the total; 4 institutions are above $1B, holding $64.0B.

Loans grew a median +1.8% in the year to 30 June 2026: 0 institutions grew faster than 10% and 1 shrank. The median bank lends 74% of its deposits and holds commercial real estate at 27.9% of loans. Nonperforming loans sit at a median 0.25% of the book, return on assets at 1.11%, and equity at 9.7% of assets.

5 of the 6 are in the catalogue, each read from its own filing beside the banks its size in the state: Bank of Hawaii, First Hawaiian Bank, American Savings Bank N.A., Central Pacific Bank, Hawaii National Bank.

Who holds the state's assetseach institution's share of the $65.6B the state's 6 hold; the largest first, amber in the catalogue
Bank of Hawaii: 36.3%Bo36%First Hawaiian Bank: 36.1%FH36%American Savings Bank N.A.: 13.8%AS14%Central Pacific Bank: 11.4%CP11%Hawaii National Bank: 1.3%Finance Factors LTD: 1.0%BoBank of Hawaii36.3%FHFirst Hawaiian Bank36.1%ASAmerican Savings Bank…13.8%CPCentral Pacific Bank11.4%HNHawaii National Bank1.3%FFFinance Factors LTD1.0%

Bank of Hawaii holds 36.3% of the state's bank assets; the five largest hold 99%, and 4 of the 6 are above $1B.

How concentrated that iscumulative share of assets against the share of institutions, largest first; the Gini from the drawn curve
0%0%25%25%50%50%75%75%100%100%equal sharesThe largestBank of Hawaii: 36% of the totalThe five largest99% of the totalGINI0.50 = equal shares · 1 = one holds everythingshare of institutions, largest first →↑ share of the total

The curve's distance from the diagonal is the concentration: 99% of the assets in 83% of the institutions. A Gini near zero would mean equal shares; one would mean a single holder.

What the state's banks lendthe loan book of every bank in the state, summed by category as filed
1-4 family residential, closed-end36.1%$14.9BNonfarm nonresidential, non-owner-occupied17.6%$7.3BCommercial & industrial9.7%$4.0BHome equity lines8.6%$3.5BMultifamily6.6%$2.7BOther loans and leases6.1%$2.5BNonfarm nonresidential, owner-occupied5.1%$2.1BConstruction & land4.0%$1.7BAuto3.8%$1.6BConsumer, other1.7%$710MCredit card0.5%$227MFarmland0.1%$44MStates & municipalities0.1%$27MAgricultural production0.0%$1M

1-4 family residential, closed-end is the largest category at 36.1% of the state's $41.4B in loans, then Nonfarm nonresidential, non-owner-occupied at 17.6% and Commercial & industrial at 9.7%.

Loans, year over yearHawaii banks, 30 June 2026 against a year earlier · no better direction, largest first · amber, in the catalogue
state median +1.8% HN Hawaii National Bank +4.7% AS American Savings Bank N.A. +2.4% Bo Bank of Hawaii +2.1% FH First Hawaiian Bank +1.6% CP Central Pacific Bank +0.4% FF Finance Factors LTD -9.0%

Hawaii National Bank grew fastest at +4.7%; 0 grew faster than 10% and 1 shrank, Finance Factors LTD the most at -9.0%. The median is +1.8%.

Commercial real estate, share of loansHawaii banks, 30 June 2026 · construction, multifamily and non-owner-occupied nonresidential; listed largest first · amber, in the catalogue
state median 27.9% FF Finance Factors LTD 42.1% FH First Hawaiian Bank 30.2% CP Central Pacific Bank 28.8% Bo Bank of Hawaii 27.1% AS American Savings Bank N.A. 25.3% HN Hawaii National Bank 24.7%

Finance Factors LTD is the most CRE-weighted at 42.1% of loans; 1 of the 6 are above 40%, against a median of 27.9%.

Commercial real estate against capital, the 300% screenHawaii banks, 30 June 2026 · the 2006 interagency guidance's screen; total risk-based capital where filed, Tier 1 for a CBLR filer; listed largest first · amber, in the catalogue
state median 188% 300% screen FF Finance Factors LTD 217% CP Central Pacific Bank 193% FH First Hawaiian Bank 189% Bo Bank of Hawaii 186% AS American Savings Bank N.A. 177% HN Hawaii National Bank 125%

0 of the 6 banks sit above the 300% screen, Finance Factors LTD the highest at 217% of capital; the median is 188%. Crossing the screen is not a violation; it is the level at which examiners expect the risk-management practices the guidance describes.

Construction and land development against capital, the 100% screenHawaii banks, 30 June 2026 · the guidance's first prong; listed largest first · amber, in the catalogue
state median 25% 100% screen FF Finance Factors LTD 50% FH First Hawaiian Bank 31% CP Central Pacific Bank 27% AS American Savings Bank N.A. 24% Bo Bank of Hawaii 21% HN Hawaii National Bank 11%

0 of the 6 banks sit above the 100% construction screen, Finance Factors LTD the highest at 50%; the median is 25%.

Loans to depositsHawaii banks, 30 June 2026 · listed highest first · amber, in the catalogue
state median 74% FF Finance Factors LTD 88% CP Central Pacific Bank 79% AS American Savings Bank N.A. 76% FH First Hawaiian Bank 72% Bo Bank of Hawaii 68% HN Hawaii National Bank 68%

0 of the 6 lend more than they hold in deposits, Finance Factors LTD the furthest at 88%; the median is 74%.

Nonperforming loans, share of loansHawaii banks, 30 June 2026 · listed highest first · amber, in the catalogue
state median 0.25% FF Finance Factors LTD 2.23% CP Central Pacific Bank 0.30% FH First Hawaiian Bank 0.30% AS American Savings Bank N.A. 0.19% Bo Bank of Hawaii 0.18% HN Hawaii National Bank 0.05%

Finance Factors LTD carries the most nonperforming loans at 2.23% of the book; 1 of the 6 are above 1%, and the median is 0.25%.

The allowance against nonperforming loansthe twenty widest gaps between the reserve and the trouble it covers, both as shares of loans · bold, in the catalogue
0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%2.50%NPA / loansAllowance / loansHNHawaii National Bank+1.42%FHFirst Hawaiian Bank+0.85%BoBank of Hawaii+0.85%CPCentral Pacific Bank+0.84%ASAmerican Savings Bank N.A.+0.79%FFFinance Factors LTD+0.33%

The distance between the two dots is the reserve's headroom over the loans already in trouble. 0 of the 6 hold an allowance smaller than their nonperforming loans.

Return on assetsHawaii banks, 30 June 2026 · listed highest first · amber, in the catalogue
state median 1.11% FH First Hawaiian Bank 1.24% AS American Savings Bank N.A. 1.23% CP Central Pacific Bank 1.19% Bo Bank of Hawaii 1.03% HN Hawaii National Bank 0.86% FF Finance Factors LTD 0.62%

First Hawaiian Bank earns the most at 1.24% and Finance Factors LTD the least at 0.62%; 0 of the 6 earn under 0.50%, and the median is 1.11%.

The efficiency ratio, with the return beside itHawaii banks, 30 June 2026 · cost as a share of revenue, lowest first; return on assets at the right · amber, in the catalogue
state median 59.5% FH First Hawaiian Bank 55.2% ROA 1.24% CP Central Pacific Bank 57.3% ROA 1.19% Bo Bank of Hawaii 58.0% ROA 1.03% AS American Savings Bank N.A. 61.0% ROA 1.23% HN Hawaii National Bank 73.3% ROA 0.86% FF Finance Factors LTD 76.3% ROA 0.62%

First Hawaiian Bank runs the leanest at 55.2% of revenue in cost; 0 of the 6 spend more than 80 cents of every revenue dollar, and the median is 59.5%.

The fifteen largest, 30 June 2026navy: the stronger half of each column; amber: the weaker; darker at the ends; bold rows are in the catalogue
InstitutionAssetsLoans YoYCRE / loansLoans / depositsNPA / loansROAEquity / assets
Bank of Hawaii$23.8B+2.1%27.1%68%0.18%1.03%7.5%
First Hawaiian Bank$23.6B+1.6%30.2%72%0.30%1.24%11.9%
American Savings Bank N.A.$9.0B+2.4%25.3%76%0.19%1.23%7.7%
Central Pacific Bank$7.5B+0.4%28.8%79%0.30%1.19%8.5%
Hawaii National Bank$872M+4.7%24.7%68%0.05%0.86%10.8%
Finance Factors LTD$684M-9.0%42.1%88%2.23%0.62%11.7%
Five years, 2021 to 2026the 6 institutions filing at both dates; dollars as growth, ratios in points
20212026Change
Loans, in total$36.4B$41.4B+14%
Deposits, in total$56.8B$57.4B+1%
NPA / loans, median0.19%0.25%+0.06 pts
Efficiency, median62.6%59.5%-3.1 pts
ROA, median1.20%1.11%-0.09 pts

Small-business lending

SBA 7(a) approvals into Hawaii since FY2008, across every lender type

$634M of 7(a) credit has been approved into Hawaii since FY2008 across 4,818 loans. Accommodation & food services is the largest category at 19.9%, Construction at 12.1%, Retail trade at 11.4%; the three together are 43% of the money. The heaviest losses fall in Professional & technical services, at 7.44% of approvals charged off.

7(a) lenders in the state, share of approvalssince FY2008, 119 lenders on record; SBA 7(a) release as of the 2026 file; loans credited to the institution holding them today; amber, in the catalogue
CP Central Pacific Bank 14.4% $91M · 1,709 loans FH First Hawaiian Bank 9.7% $62M · 482 loans Bo Bank of Hawaii 8.8% $56M · 521 loans LO Live Oak Banking Company 6.9% $44M · 37 loans AS American Savings Bank, National A… 6.1% $39M · 637 loans NB Newtek Bank, National Association 4.2% $26M · 51 loans CB Celtic Bank Corporation 3.9% $25M · 52 loans HN Hawaii National Bank 3.2% $20M · 91 loans CB Commonwealth Business Bank 2.8% $18M · 43 loans Newtek Small Business Finance, In… 2.1% $13M · 23 loans NB Northeast Bank 1.9% $12M · 72 loans BN Bayfirst National Bank 1.8% $11M · 63 loans
What the state's 7(a) money financeseach industry's share of approvals since FY2008, the twelve largest
Accommodation & food services21.3%$126M · 779 loansConstruction13.0%$77M · 787 loansRetail trade12.2%$72M · 559 loansProfessional & technical services9.4%$56M · 437 loansHealth care & social assistance9.3%$55M · 366 loansAdministrative & waste services6.1%$36M · 308 loansWholesale trade5.9%$35M · 264 loansOther services5.7%$34M · 322 loansArts, entertainment & recreation5.1%$30M · 126 loansManufacturing4.9%$29M · 246 loansTransportation & warehousing4.3%$25M · 193 loansFinance & insurance2.8%$16M · 98 loans
The industries, with what defaultsapprovals, loans and charged-off dollars by industry since FY2008; a loss rate is charged-off over approved dollars, on settled and unsettled cohorts alike
IndustryApprovedLoansShareCharged offLoss rate
Accommodation & food services$126M77919.9%$4M3.09%
Construction$77M78712.1%$3M3.74%
Retail trade$72M55911.4%$3M3.99%
Professional & technical services$56M4378.8%$4M7.44%
Health care & social assistance$55M3668.7%$1M1.92%
Administrative & waste services$36M3085.7%$480K1.34%
Wholesale trade$35M2645.5%$653K1.86%
Other services$34M3225.3%$834K2.49%
Arts, entertainment & recreation$30M1264.8%$170K0.56%
Manufacturing$29M2464.6%$739K2.53%
Transportation & warehousing$25M1934.0%$337K1.34%
Finance & insurance$16M982.6%$369K2.26%
The largest county marketsapprovals since FY2008 and how many lenders have written there
CountyApprovedLoansLenders
Honolulu$402M3,31289
Hawaii$96M53548
Maui$86M65145
Kauai$49M32032

Each institution in the catalogue has its own read, prepared for its board and management from the public record. The full pack on any Hawaii institution, twenty sections from its own filing, is prepared on request.

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Prepared 7 September 2026
Sources FFIEC Call Report and NCUA 5300 via the FDIC and NCUA; SBA 7(a) release
Cohort every institution filing in Hawaii

Computed from each institution's own filing as published; medians are unweighted; no estimate, no adjustment; not a rating, not an audited statement and not a supervisory judgement.

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