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                                                                   Exhibit 23(e)





                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 18, 2000 relating to the
consolidated financial statements, which appears in the 1999 Annual Report to
Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in BancWest Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent
to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.




/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Honolulu, Hawaii
October 24, 2000