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          <own:cik>0001552871</own:cik>
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      <own:liveTestFlag>LIVE</own:liveTestFlag>



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      <own:issuerCik>0000003453</own:issuerCik>
      <own:issuerName>MATSON INC</own:issuerName>
      <own:secFileNumber>001-34187</own:secFileNumber>
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        <com:street1>1411 SAND ISLAND PARKWAY</com:street1>
        <com:city>HONOLULU</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>HI</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>96819</com:zipCode>
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      <own:issuerContactPhone>8088481211</own:issuerContactPhone>
      <own:nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Vicente S. Angoco</own:nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
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        <own:relationshipToIssuer>Officer</own:relationshipToIssuer>
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      <own:securitiesClassTitle>Common</own:securitiesClassTitle>
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        <own:name>J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</own:name>
        <own:address>
          <com:street1>270 Park Avenue - 10th Floor</com:street1>
          <com:city>New York</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>10017</com:zipCode>
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      <own:noOfUnitsSold>2293</own:noOfUnitsSold>
      <own:aggregateMarketValue>497054</own:aggregateMarketValue>
      <own:noOfUnitsOutstanding>29903458</own:noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <own:approxSaleDate>08/24/2026</own:approxSaleDate>
      <own:securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</own:securitiesExchangeName>
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      <own:acquiredDate>01/26/2025</own:acquiredDate>
      <own:natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Equity Compensation</own:natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <own:nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</own:nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <own:isGiftTransaction>N</own:isGiftTransaction>
      <own:amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>2293</own:amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <own:paymentDate>01/26/2025</own:paymentDate>
      <own:natureOfPayment>NA</own:natureOfPayment>
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    <own:nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</own:nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <own:remarks>The sale referenced above was placed on 08/24/2026. The shares in this filing will be sold by the Vicente S. Angoco 2006 Trust , Vicente S. Angoco  as Trustee</own:remarks>
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      <own:noticeDate>08/25/2026</own:noticeDate>
      <own:signature>/s/ J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as agent and attorney-in-fact for Vicente S. Angoco.</own:signature>
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