Matson, Inc. [SEP] inception
Matson, Inc.
Matson, Inc. (formerly known as Matson Navigation Company), is a public shipping company which was founded in 1882. The company provides shipping services Pacific-wide, mainly to and from the Hawaiian islands. Matson is credited with introducing mass tourism to Hawaii with the opening of the historic Moana Hotel (now known as the Moana Surfrider Hotel) and the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki on the island of Oahu.
History.
William Matson (1849–1917) was the founder of the Matson Navigation Company
Matson
Matson may refer to:
- Matson (surname)
- Matson, Gloucester, England, a suburb of Gloucester
- Matson, Missouri, an unincorporated community
- 2586 Matson, an asteroid
- Matson, Inc., a shipping company
- Matson Films, American film distributor
See also.
- Mattson