Matson Giving 2017 Manifest the ANNUAL REPORT of the CHARITABLE SUPPORT and COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES of MATSON, INC
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Matson Giving 2017 Manifest THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHARITABLE SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES OF MATSON, INC. AND ITS OPERATIONS IN HAWAII, THE PACIFIC, ALASKA, AND ON THE U.S. MAINLAND. A Message from the Chairman and CEO Many Types of Support on our Manifest Our communities and their needs Event Sponsorship Matson sponsors are diverse, and so is our giving. fundraising events, including meals at all hours of the day and night; walks and runs; Cash Grants Our most common type This fifth edition ofManifest , our annual bike rides and golf tournaments; concerts, of support is a cash donation. Whether paid competitions and performances. report of Matson’s efforts to strengthen the in the currency of the United States or of other communities in which we live and work, nations, these donations are made with a Container and Equipment Loans and details the growing diversity of ways our generous heart and go straight to the charity’s Donations A variety of schools, churches company invests in the quality of life around bottom line. and other charities were loaned dry and the Pacific and on the U.S. mainland. refrigerated containers to help them raise Matching Gifts Contributions to match funds via craft fairs and rummage sales, To meet our mission in this regard, we look employees’ favorite charities also are cash festivals, carnivals, graduations, halaus for ways to support organizations that are donations, which are triggered by involved and pow wows. And when a container ends particularly effective in our communities. and generous Matson personnel in all of our its useful life to Matson with enough life In the following pages, you’ll find details of the support our geographic areas. company provided to 859 such organizations during 2017, and left in it to be valued by others, many eager a few select images that illustrate how a total of $3.7 million in Ka Ipu ‘A¯ina This Hawaii-focused environ- recipients were awaiting the opportunity cash and in-kind support made a difference in our communities, mental cleanup program marked its 16th year to re-use them for a variety of purposes. one project at a time. of providing cash stipend for spear heading Donated or Discounted Shipping cleanups in beaches and parks across the state. All of the decision makers on our geographically organized Matson moves a lot of cargo for charity, Community Giving committees are Matson employees who Adahi I Tano’ Shorelines, roadways where and when our excellent and frequent volunteer for this additional responsibility. Their individual and and parks on the island of Guam benefit from service is more meaningful than cash. collective commitment to improving their communities drives a similar environmental program: assisted Both discounted and donated shipping is Matson’s Community Giving program. This report is dedicated cleanups conducted by volunteers rewarded considered for occasional charitable needs, to their leadership and the active participation of so many other with a donation. requested sufficiently in advance and, for of our employees in their communities, who together embody disaster response, upon hours’ notice. the giving spirit of Matson. Matthew J. Cox CHAIRMAN AND CEO Cover Images: Top: Snow-topped Chugach Mountains within the Chugach National Forest, viewed from the Port of Anchorage. Photo: Jeff Schultz. Middle: Dig Afognak campers celebrate after cleaning marine debris from the shoreline of Afognak Island in Alaska. Bottom: The Pacific Ocean 2017 Community Investment Highlights Matson’s community support totaled $3.7 million in 2017 comprising $2.2 million in cash and an CASH CONTRIBUTIONSCash Contribution BY LOCATION $260K $1.18M $530K $200K by Location additional $1.5 million worth of in-kind services. Western and South Pacific Hawaii Mainland Alaska Cash Grants—Notable cash donations of $20,000 or more $100K $90K include contribution to the United Ways in Hawaii and on the U.S. Mainland; to Hawaii’s Bishop Museum; to the American CASH CONTRIBUTIONSCash Contribution BY CATEGORY $550K $240K $345K $210K $210K $190K $235K Red Cross in many locations; for the Navy League of the United by Category States; to the American Heart Association; to the Coast Guard Health & Human Services Civic/Cmty Improv/Disasters Maritime/Leadership/Public Benefit Foundation; and to the Hawaii State Department of Education. Education Environment Food/Ag and Nutrition Arts/Culture/Humanities Youth Development Recreation/Sports Matching Gifts—More than 200 personal gifts were matched in 2017, as employees embrace the power of directing Matson’s charitable dollars to causes in their communities. $50K $45K Ka Ipu ‘A¯ina and Adahi I Tano’—In 2017, 135 charities in Hawaii and 24 in Guam participated in cleanups with Matson IN-KINDIn-kind SUPPORT by Location BY LOCATION $580K $860K paying the disposal costs as well as a stipend for each event. That means, three times a week, we’re supporting volunteers Western and South Pacific Hawaii Mainland Alaska who help prevent pollution. $20K $25K Event Sponsorship—Employee participation events include entire families who support the Special Olympics, Heart Walk, IN-KINDIn-kind SUPPORT by Type BY TYPE $1.225M $265K Relay for Life and March for Babies. Container Donations Container Loans Shipping Program Administration Container and Equipment Loans and Donations—Containers COMMUNITY INVESTMENT NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS ASSISTED were donated in 2017 to charities including the Tiburon Salmon (IN MILLIONS) Institute, Rincon Valley Little League, Hawaii Island Invasive Species Committee and the Royal Order of Kamehameha. COMMUNITY INVESTMENT: 2012–2017 NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS ASSISTED Donated or Discounted Shipping—Shipping was provided (in millions) for environmental programs to encourage recycling and for $3.7 the removal of decommissioned Eklutna Dam from Alaska; 859 for medical equipment and supplies moving from Hawaii to Pohnpei, Palau and Majuro; for a mobile spay/neuter clinic to $2.9 723 improve animal welfare on Oahu; and canoes large and small 659 $2.4$ 646 moved on our vessels across the South Pacific. Fresh, frozen $2.1 and pantry supplies for food banks and meal programs were $2.0 assisted in Alaska and Hawaii. 456 Since mid-2012, Matson’s support for our $1.0 268 communities exceeds $14 million. 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 (6 mos) (6 mos) 1 Pacific The MV Manukai approaches Oahu. “Decades of working in Hawaii with Matson’s Pacific Committee employees and our customers confirm for me Chair, Gary Nakamatsu, Senior Advisor, that we all benefit from dedicated and generous Sales—Hawaii members of the community, including those Vic Angoco Jr., Senior Vice President, with whom I serve. My tenure as Chair leaves me Pacific Jocelyn Chagami, Manager, Industrial grateful for the magnitude of Matson’s commitment Engineering and Operations Systems, and humbled by the service of others for their most Pacific cherished causes. Mahalo!” Russell Chin, District Manager, Gary Nakamatsu, Chair Hawaii Island Matt Cox, Chairman & Chief Executive Pacific Committee members are all island residents and they know the benefits and obstacles of life in remote locations, where reliability Officer defines both our scheduled vessel service and Matson’s approach to charitable giving. Throughout Hawaii, Guam, Micronesia, New Zealand, Len Isotoff, Vice President, Sales—Hawaii American Samoa, Fiji, and Tahiti, islanders depend on each other to support both essentials and the extras. This year, dozens of new causes— Ku‘uhaku Park, Vice President, both employee-initiated and community driven—have been added to the list of our most dependable donations. Government & Community Relations Bernadette Valencia, Vice President & General Manager, Guam/Micronesia Staff: Linda Howe, [email protected] - Ka Ipu ‘Aina Program Staff: Keahi Birch Adahi I Tano’ Program Staff (Guam): Gloria Perez Vic Angoco Jr. Jocelyn Chagami Russell Chin Matt Cox Len Isotoff Ku‘uhaku Park Bernadette Valencia 2 HAWAII RECIPIENTS Serving Hawaii since 1882, Matson’s long term relationships in the island communities are evident. In this, our headquarters state, 435 organizations on five islands were supported in 2017. Cash donations totaled $1.18 million. In-Kind support reached $585,000. STATEWIDE Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawaii CASH DONATION An initial gift in 2014 has grown into Matson’s signature support for Hawaii’s public schools across the state, assisting the New Teacher Induction Center to ‘train and retain’ via our support for Beginning Teacher Summer Aloha State Association of the Deaf Academies, two-days of just-in-time training, now reaching all islands. Matson’s 2017 funding also enabled Special Ed Aloha United Way teachers to be ‘specially’ served. American Diabetes Association American Heart Association—Oahu, Maui Association of Fundraising Professionals— General Contractors Association of Hawaii Hawaii State Department of Education— Aloha Chapter Girl Scouts Council of Hawaii Hawaii Teacher Induction Center Better Business Bureau Foundation of Hawaii Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts Hawaii State Junior Golf Association Better Business Bureau Northwest & Pacific Hawaii Ag and Culinary Alliance Hawaii Steel Alliance Blood Bank of Hawaii Hawaii Aquaculture & Aquaponics Association Hawaii United Okinawa Association Catholic Charities Hawaii Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council Hawaiian Lifeguard Association Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii Hawaii Construction Career Days Hope Community Resources Child & Family Service Hawaii Council for the