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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549
                                       

                                 SCHEDULE 13G
                                       
                                       
                   UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                            (Amendment No. ______)*
                                            
                                       
                                       
                           ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)
                                       
                                       
                                       
                        COMMON STOCK, WITHOUT PAR VALUE
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                   014482103
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                                 (CUSIP Number)
                                       


     Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement  [ ]. 
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement
on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class
of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).





SEC 1745 (2-95)                Page 1 of 6 pages

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CUSIP NO.     014482103            SCHEDULE 13G        PAGE   2   OF   6   PAGES
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  (1)     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                 
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                

                FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC.
                99-0156159

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  (2)     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a)   [   ]
                                                                    (b)   [   ]

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  (3)     SEC USE ONLY

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  (4)     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                      

                A DELAWARE CORPORATION

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                       (5)     SOLE VOTING POWER                    

                                  455,335      
                       
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  NUMBER OF            (6)     SHARED VOTING POWER
   SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY                     1,976,652
  OWNED BY
    EACH               --------------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING            (7)     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
    PERSON
     WITH                         449,735    

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                       (8)     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER             

                                  1,986,152

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  (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON         

                2,451,733    

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 (10)     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
          SHARES*                                                         [   ]

                
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 (11)     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9           

                5.5

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 (12)     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                HC

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                    *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!



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                                 SCHEDULE 13G

Item 1(a)    Name of Issuer:

                Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

                                       
Item 1(b)    Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:    

                822 Bishop Street
                Honolulu, Hawaii 96813


Item 2(a)   Name of Person Filing:

                First Hawaiian, Inc.


Item 2(b)   Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

                999 Bishop Street
                Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

                
Item 2(c)   Citizenship:

                A Delaware Corporation


Item 2(d)   Title of Class of Securities:

                Common Stock, Without Par Value


Item 2(e)   CUSIP Number: 

                014482103

Item 3.     If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
            check whether the person filing is a:

            (a). [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
            (b). [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
            (c). [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
            (d). [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act
            (e). [ ] Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
            (f). [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to
the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or
Endowment Fund; see Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
            (g). [X] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule
240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7)
            (h). [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)


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Item 4.  Ownership.

         If the percent of the class owned, as of December 31 of the year
covered by the statement, or as of the last day of any month described in Rule
13d-1(b)(2), if applicable, exceeds five percent, provide the following
information as of that date and identify those shares which there is a right to
acquire.

         (a)   Amount Beneficially Owned:  2,451,733       

         (b)   Percent of Class:  5.5

         (c)   Number of shares as to which such person has:

                 (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  455,335      
                                                                       
                (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  1,976,652
                                                                       
               (iii)  sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition 
                      of:  449,735       
                                                                       
                (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                      1,986,152  
                                                                       
Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

         If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following [  ].

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

         If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power
to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such
securities, a statement to that effect should be included in response to this
item and, if such interest relates to more than five percent of the class, such
person should be identified. A listing of the shareholders of an investment
company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries
of employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required.

         Not Applicable.

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired 
         the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

         If a parent holding company has filed this schedule, pursuant to Rule
13d-1(b)(ii)(G), so indicate under Item 3(g) and attach an exhibit stating the
identity and the Item 3 classification of the relevant subsidiary. If a parent
holding company has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), attach an
exhibit stating the identification of the relevant subsidiary.

         See Exhibit 1.




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Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

         If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(H), so
indicate under Item 3(h) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and Item 3
classification of each member of the group. If a group has filed this schedule
pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), attach an exhibit stating the identity of each member
of the group.

         Not applicable.

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

         Notice of dissolution of a group may be furnished as an exhibit
stating the date of the dissolution and that all further filings with respect
to transactions in the security reported on will be filed, if required, by
members of the group, in their individual capacity. See Item 5.

         Not Applicable.

Item 10. Certification.

         By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course
of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect
of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having such purposes or effect.


                                   SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


February 13, 1998


By /s/ HERBERT E. WOLFF
   -----------------------------------
   Herbert E. Wolff
   Senior Vice President and Secretary 




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                                   EXHIBIT 1.

           First Hawaiian, Inc. (HC) is the parent holding company of
                       First Hawaiian Bank (BK), a bank.



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