Charles Reed Bishop: Hawaii's First Banker

Aug 1, 2008

0h 27m

★ 0.0

Overview

The documentary, titled "Hawaii's First Banker", tells the story of a man of integrity, commitment and caring. The core values he established long ago still guide us today.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

First Hawiian Bank

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Cast

Male Narrator

Randall Duk Kim

Female Narrator

Krisha Fairchild

Community Narrator

David Farmer

Juliette Cooke

Eden-Lee Murrray

Bernice Pauahi Bishop

Chelsea Jones

Young Charles Bishop

Nick Christensen

Bishop in age

Neil MacPherson

Voice of Bishop

William Ogilvie

Native Speaker

Malcolm Naea Chun

William Lee

Craig Howe

Minister

Bob Grossberger

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