A 179 acre business park in Kahului, Maui received zoning approval on May 9th.
Despite rising fuel costs and lower transportation volume, A&B's quarterly income was 70% higher in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the first quarter of 2007. Most of A&B's income growth comes from the sale of Condo's in Honolulu.
As strong earnings reports caused Wall Street to surge, many Hawaiian stocks rose in tandem, of which Alexander and Baldwin rose the most, by 6.4%.
Alexander and Baldwin's shipping division lost its senior vice president, Gary North. Vic Angoco was promoted to the position to fill the void.