People and Communitites

Matson began serving Hawaii in 1882, when our founder, Captain William Matson, embarked on his first voyage from San Francisco to bring necessary provisions and food to sugar plantations near Hilo. Since then, our business has grown beyond Hawaii to serve many communities across the Pacific while helping to advance Transpacific trade and expanding into intermodal transportation across North America and Asia. Throughout the years, we have not lost sight of the connection and responsibility we have to the communities we serve, as well as to the people who make up our company.

Human Capital Management and Development

In support of Matson’s vision to be a great place to work, we focus on a variety of human capital programs that have been developed to attract, retain and motivate our employees. We believe Matson’s success depends in part on employing a diverse, talented and engaged workforce that reflects our local communities, supports an environment of high standards and performance, and thrives in our collaborative and respectful culture.

Safety

As a provider of ocean transportation and logistics services, Matson’s operations have inherent safety risks. We work diligently on our vessels and in our shoreside facilities in an effort to reduce the likelihood of incidents and provide a safe and secure working environment. We also invest in the safety, security and resiliency of our vessels, operational infrastructure and ground transportation services to help minimize disruptions or impacts to our customers and the communities we serve.

Community and Economic Impact

We take our role as a lifeline business for the many remote communities we serve seriously. To us, this means providing timely and reliable service. It also means supporting those in need in our communities across the Pacific and in the continental U.S. We partner with local organizations to provide meaningful support through funding, in-kind contributions and volunteer efforts focused on addressing critical community needs.

Matson Giving

Matson has a long history of giving back in our local communities. We seek out ways to make significant impacts by focusing on support for established nonprofit organizations that are particularly effective in addressing significant community needs. In addition, Matson Giving leverages our unique capabilities in shipping and logistics to provide especially valuable in-kind services, such as moving supplies after a disaster, shipping bulk foods and groceries on behalf of a food bank, or loaning containers or chassis equipment.

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For more information, please see our latest Sustainability Report and Careers at Matson.