Reel Power Casino epic music and characters both. A slot machine (American English), informally fruit machine (British English), puggy (Scottish English slang), the slots (Canadian and American English), poker.When Mike Formby took over the state’s harbors two years ago, he was given a book that illustrated the 50-year history of container shipping.

“The Box That Changed the World” came from Gary North, then senior vice president of Matson Navigation Co.

North wanted to instill in the new state administrator an appreciation of Hawaii’s harbors as the lifeline to the rest of the world.

Since retiring from Matson in 2008, North has more of a direct hand than ever in shaping the way Hawaii’s harbors will look in the next 50 years, a job that is all about moving those boxes quickly and efficiently between vessels, trucks and islands.

On Sept. 10, he was named executive director of the Hawaii Harbors Users Group, a nonprofit that represents 15 companies and organizations.

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