We make it easy:

  • Fill out the Wire Transfer Request Form.
  • Bring the form to any American Savings Bank branch. Forms must be submitted in person. We do not accept any requests by phone, mail, fax or email.
  • For same day processing, the form must be submitted in person Monday to Friday before 11:00a.m. (HST) excluding bank holidays. Anything received after the cut-off time will be processed the next business day.

Online Wire Services

We can also accept incoming wire transfers from any domestic bank for credit to your American Savings Bank deposit or loan account.

  • Online Banking Domestic and International Wire Modules allows you to easily transfer funds anywhere within the U.S. or Internationally in U.S. Dollars.

  • Quickly pay vendors and meet obligations.

  • Can be done from your desktop and mobile devices.

  • Safe, cost-effective way to transfer funds and can be done from the convenience of your office.

International Wires

For consumer international wires in foreign currency, the cutoff time is 2:00 p.m. HST, Monday through Friday, excluding bank holidays. IMPORTANT: Due to federal disclosure requirements, consumer and Sole-Proprietor wires for personal, family or household purposes cannot be accepted after 2:00 p.m. HST.

Instructions on receiving International Wire Transfers:

In order to receive wire transfers from foreign countries in a timely fashion, please follow the instructions below.

American Savings Bank is not a SWIFT member, therefore, the originator's bank needs to send the funds to its own U.S. office or its own U.S. Correspondent Bank first (e.g. Citibank, New York; J.P. Morgan Chase, New York; or Bank of America, New York) as Intermediary Bank then for onward transmission to American Savings Bank, Honolulu, Hawaii by Fedwire using ABA#321370765.

The format is as follows:

Beneficiary: Customer's Name    
Beneficiary Account No.: American Savings Bank 10 digit account number    
Beneficiary Bank: American Savings Bank, Honolulu, Hawaii    
Routing/ABA Number: 321370765 by Fedwire    
Intermediary Bank: Originating Bank's U.S. Correspondent or its own U.S. office (with instruction to the Intermediary Bank to forward the wire to American Savings Bank, Hawaii by Fedwire)