EXHIBIT 23.1

                        INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. and its subsidiaries on Form S-8 of our report dated
January 22, 1998, appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. and its subsidiaries for the
year ended December 31, 1997.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

December 18, 1998