FHB First Hawaiian Inc

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940                       

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Mesick Ralph	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC. [ FHB ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) Vice Ch & Chief Risk Ofcr
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC., 999 BISHOP STREET, 8TH FLOOR	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/4/2021
(Street) HONOLULU, HI 96813 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	2/4/2021		A		3929 (1)	A	$0	37900	D
Common Stock	2/4/2021		F		1473 (2)	D	$24.58	36427	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Represents shares of common stock of First Hawaiian, Inc. ("Common Stock") underlying performance share units granted in 2018 and earned based on the satisfaction of performance-based vesting requirements over a three-year performance period ending on December 31, 2020 and continued employment through the vesting date. The performance share units vested on February 4, 2021 and will be settled in shares of Common Stock no later than March 6, 2021.
(2)	Represents shares of Common Stock withheld to satisfy withholding obligations in connection with the delivery of the Common Stock underlying the performance share units described in footnote 1 above.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Mesick Ralph C/O FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC. 999 BISHOP STREET, 8TH FLOOR HONOLULU, HI 96813			Vice Ch & Chief Risk Ofcr

Signatures
/s/ Lisa Kamibayashi as Attorney-in-Fact for Ralph Mesick		2/8/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date