First Hawaiian Center
| First Hawaiian Center | |
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Tallest building in Hawaii since 1996
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Office |
| Address | 999 Bishop Street Honolulu, HI 96813 |
| Coordinates | 21°18′28.3″N 157°51′41.7″W / 21.307861°N 157.861583°WCoordinates: 21°18′28.3″N 157°51′41.7″W / 21.307861°N 157.861583°W |
| Construction started | 1993 |
| Completed | 1996 |
| Opening | 1996 |
| Cost | USD $175 million |
| Owner | First Hawaiian Bank |
| Height | |
| Roof | 429 feet (131 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 30 |
| Floor area | 645,834 square feet (59,999.9 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Kohn Pedersen Fox |
| Developer | Myers Corporation |
First Hawaiian Center is the tallest building in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi and the city of Honolulu, the largest city in the state. It is the world corporate headquarters of First Hawaiian Bank, the oldest and largest bank based in Hawaii. The tower is one of the most well-known buildings in Honolulu, with a striking presence at the center of downtown Honolulu's skyline.
Located at 999 Bishop Street in downtown Honolulu near Bishop Park, the First Hawaiian Center is the world corporate headquarters of First Hawaiian Bank, Hawaiʻi's oldest bank and multibillion-dollar company established by Charles Reed Bishop, consort of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop.
First Hawaiian Center features the 24,000 square feet (2,200 m²) of open plaza, park space and waterways in the middle of downtown Honolulu's financial district cityscape of towering commercial buildings and congested streets. It is within walking distance of the Aliʻiōlani Hale, Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, Hawaiʻi State Capitol and ʻIolani Palace. Considered a "unique marriage of commerce and the arts," First Hawaiian Center features three floors devoted to the Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House (formerly known as The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu) for an art gallery of local Hawaiian works.
The First Hawaiian Center is home to the Innovation Center Pacific.
First Hawaiian Center was completed and opened in 1996 by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Hawaiian Bank Walter A. Dods, Jr. With over 645,834 square feet (60,000 m²) of space and a height of 429 feet (131 m), the building cost over USD $175 million to construct. The architects were from the firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates.
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