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

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 17, 2009
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                            TERRITORIAL BANCORP INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

      Maryland                        1-34403                     26-4674701
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)    (Commission File No.)         (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


1132 Bishop Street, Suite 2200, Honolulu, Hawaii                   96813
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                  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)       (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (808) 946-1400
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.02         Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
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     As discussed in the Prospectus of Territorial Bancorp Inc. (the "Company"),
as filed  with the U.S.  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on May 26,  2009
pursuant to Rule  424(b)(3) of the  Securities Act of 1933, as amended (File No.
333-155388),  the Company  intended to use a portion of the net  proceeds of its
stock offering to redeem $24.0 million of trust preferred securities that it had
issued  through three issuer pools.  On September 17, 2009,  the Company  repaid
subordinated  debentures  issued by  Territorial  Savings  Statutory  Trust III,
resulting in the redemption of $5.0 million of trust preferred  securities.  The
remaining  outstanding  subordinated  debentures,  issued by Territorial Savings
Statutory Trust I and Territorial  Savings  Statutory Trust II, are scheduled to
be repaid on September  28,  2009,  which will result in the  redemption  of the
remaining $19.0 million of outstanding trust preferred securities.

     The  debentures  were issued  pursuant to  Indentures  entered into between
Territorial  Savings Group,  Inc., whom the Company  succeeded to as a result of
the mutual-to-stock  conversion of Territorial Mutual Holding Company,  and U.S.
Bank National Association, as Trustee, and as successor to State Street Bank and
Trust Company of Connecticut,  National Association.  The current interest rates
on the subordinated debt range from 3.56% to 4.00%.

Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits

         Not applicable.










                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                                          Territorial Bancorp Inc.



DATE:  September 18, 2009           By:/s/ Vernon Hirata
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                                       Vernon Hirata
                                       Vice Chairman, Co-Chief Operating Officer
                                       and Secretary