Matson to Pay $5.9M to State of Hawaii Reach as Part of Settlement on Molasses Incident of 2013

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Matson, Inc.
MATX
announced that a settlement has been reached with the State of Hawaii to resolve all civil, criminal and administrative claims that the State could have had arising from the discharge of molasses into Honolulu Harbor in September 2013.  Matson will pay $5.9 million to the State as compensation for damaged coral and lost fish, as well as the State's response and other costs. As part of the settlement, Matson has terminated its molasses operations in Honolulu and has committed to remove the molasses risers and tanks at Sand Island terminal at an estimated cost of between $5.5 million and $9.5 million bringing the total cost to Matson of between $11.4 million and $15.4 million. Matson will record an $11.4 million charge in its second quarter results which will be released on August 4, 2015.   As committed in 2013, Matson also is releasing a report detailing its investigation of the incident, the resulting impact to aquatic life and the settlement of legal claims.  The report will be posted on Matson's website later today in the news release section. "Environmental stewardship is a core
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