Matson, Inc., is an American shipping and navigation services company headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. Founded in 1882, Matson, Inc.'s subsidiary Matson Navigation Company provides ocean shipping services across the Pacific to Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Micronesia, the South Pacific, China, and Japan.
A Matson container ship passing under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, US.
Historical image from Matson Lines promoting their Hawaiian hotels
SS Lurline 1930s
The SS Monterey
Adolph Claus J. Spreckels was a major industrialist in Hawai'i during the kingdom, republican, and territorial periods of the islands' history. He also involved himself in several California enterprises, most notably the company that bears his name, Spreckels Sugar Company.
Claus Spreckels
Claus Spreckels Suger Factory in Potrero Point in 1892
Spreckels Temple of Music in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco