In 1908, the first Matson passenger vessel joined its fleet, and elegant white ships were soon sailing people from Los Angeles and San Francisco to this new tourist destination called Hawaii.

Fashion was very important to people traveling on a ship,” she said. “People maybe changed (outfits) five to six times a day.” Matson allowed passengers, many of whom would spend a month or ...

Three Matson ships, Monterey, Lurline and Mariposa ... It continued to carry passengers between California and Honolulu until 1963, when she was sold to the Greek-owned Chandres Lines and renamed ...

Oftentimes passengers would stay at Matson hotels — including The Royal Hawaiian, which is now owned by Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts. The company got out of the cruise ship and hotel business decades ...

COURTESY MATSON INC. Matson announced Monday that steel plates were cut for its three new ships at Philly Shipyard in Pennsylvania after a small ceremony. Workers view steel plates being cut using ...

Matson Navigation Company filed a federal civil suit, challenging the federal government’s decision to subsidize the American President Lines container ship CMA CGM Herodote, which recently was ...