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W. BLAKE BAIRD JOINS ALEXANDER & BALDWIN BOARD

         HONOLULU - (June 22, 2006) - W. Blake Baird, a recognized leader in the
real estate field, was today appointed to the board of directors of Alexander &
Baldwin, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALEX), announced A&B Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer W. Allen Doane.

         "Blake is an accomplished and knowledgeable executive with extensive
experience in real estate and finance," said Doane. "His focus on global trade
also will benefit A&B as our transportation businesses expand internationally."

         Baird, 45, is president and a director of AMB Property Corporation
(NYSE:AMB), headquartered in San Francisco, California, which acquires, develops
and operates industrial property throughout North America, Europe and Asia. He
joined AMB in 1999 as managing director and chief investment officer, and was
promoted to president in January 2000. AMB owns more than 1,000 properties
comprising approximately 118 million square feet of leasable space in eleven
countries.

         Prior to joining AMB, Baird was a managing director at Morgan Stanley &
Co., where he was the head of real estate investment banking for the Western
United States. He spent 15 years at Morgan Stanley and Dean Witter, the last 11
focusing on real estate.

         Following the April retirements of A&B board members Charles M.
Stockholm and Carson R. McKissick, Baird becomes the ninth member of A&B's
board. He also was appointed to serve on the board of Matson Navigation Company,
Inc., A&B's transportation subsidiary.

         Baird earned a master's degree in business administration from New York
University, and two bachelor's degrees - both magna cum laude - in economics
from the Wharton School, and in history from the College of Arts and Sciences at
the University of Pennsylvania.

         Baird is a member of Young Presidents' Organization, and is a former
member of the Board of Governors of NAREIT (National Association of Real Estate
Investment Trusts).


     Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., a diversified corporation headquartered in
Honolulu; its major lines of business are ocean transportation (Matson
Navigation Company, Inc. and Matson Integrated Logistics, Inc.); real estate
(A&B Properties, Inc.); and food products (Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company,
Kauai Coffee Company, Inc.).  Additional information about A&B may be found at
its web site:  www.alexanderbaldwin.com.
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