Bishop & Company, established on August 17, 1858, by founders Bernice Pauahi Bishop and Charles Reed Bishop in Honolulu, is historically recognized as the oldest bank in the Hawaiian Islands. Founded during the kingdom era to provide vital commercial credit, deposit safekeeping, and financial exchange services to local merchants and residents, the institution played a monumental role in stabilizing the local economy. Over subsequent decades of political and economic transformation, the bank evolved its corporate structure, eventually changing its name to First Hawaiian Bank. It successfully navigated through major historical events, including the transition into a US territory and statehood, maintaining its status as a financial institution.