First Hawaiian Bank was founded in 1858 and is the oldest financial institution in Hawaii. First Hawaiian has 56 branches throughout Hawaii, three in Guam and two in Saipan. Principal subsidiaries include First Hawaiian Insurance, Inc. and First Hawaiian Leasing, Inc. First Hawaiian Bank is a subsidiary of BancWest Corporation, a regional financial services company with total assets of $38.4 billion as of December 31, 2003. BancWest is a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, France's largest publicly traded bank.