BEST INVESTMENT IDEAS OF 2006

Hawaii stock experts began the year with a $20,000 hypothetical portfolio:




ALAN MATSUDA
JOB: Certified financial planner and registered investment adviser
YEAR-TO-DATE RETURN: +8.3%

COMPANY TICKER SECTOR SHARES 6/30 CLOSE 6/30 VALUE TOTAL RETURN

streetTRACKS Gold Trust GLD Commodity 100 $61.23 $6,123.00 +18.7%

Scudder Global Commodities Stock Fund GCS Commodities 400 $16.47 $6,588.00 +9.8%

Seaspan SSW Ocean shipping 100 $20.95 $2,135.73 +0.9%

iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund EWY Index fund 130 $45.12 $5,865.60 +0.8%

Cash



$951.88







Total $21,664.21




BARRY HYMAN
FIM Group Ltd.
POSITION: Vice president of management team
YEAR-TO-DATE RETURN: +3.9%

COMPANY TICKER SECTOR SHARES 6/30 CLOSE 6/30 VALUE TOTAL RETURN

streetTRACKS Gold Trust GLD Commodity 77 $61.23 $4,714.71 +18.7%

Financial Industries FNIN Life / health insurance 603 $8.75 $5,276.25 +5.4%

iShares Lehman 1-3 Year SHY Index fund 25 $79.69 $2,025.50 +1.0% Treasury Bond Fund

Western Asset / Claymore U.S. Treasury WIW Government agency 337 $11.23 $3,893.19 -2.7% Inflation Protected Security Fund

Liberty Global LBTYK Broadcast services / programming 236 $20.57 $4,854.52 -3.0%

Cash



$15.33







Total $20,779.50

Changes: Buy 360 shares of 21st Century Holding (TCHC) at $13.08 and 57 shares of Short MidCap400 ProShares (MYY) at $66.70; sell streetTRACKS Gold Trust and Western Asset / Claymore U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Security Fund




IRWIN YAMAMOTO
The Yamamoto Forecast
POSITION: Editor and publisher
YEAR-TO-DATE RETURN: +2.3%

COMPANY TICKER SECTOR SHARES 6/30 CLOSE 6/30 VALUE TOTAL RETURN

American Partners Bank.com * --- Bank savings account --- 4.71% $20,450.82 +2.3%







Total $20,450.82

Changes: Buy HSBCdirect at 4.95%; sell American Partners Bank.com




DWIGHT MELTON
Hawaii Stocks and Options Group
POSITION: Co-founder
YEAR-TO-DATE RETURN: +0.9%

COMPANY TICKER SECTOR SHARES 6/30 CLOSE 6/30 VALUE TOTAL RETURN

Hansen Natural HANS Beverages / non-alcoholic 33 $190.37 $6,282.21 +51.0%

Joy Global JOYG Machinery / construction and mining 100 $52.09 $5,231.56 +30.8%

iShares MSCI Brazil EWZ Index fund 86 $39.12 $3,364.32 -2.1%

Plexus PLXS Electronic components 95 $34.21 $3,249.95 -8.9%

Brightpoint ** CELL Wireless communications 141.6 $13.50 $1,911.60 -47.8%

Cash



$132.52







Total $20,172.16

Changes: Buy 112 shares of Daktronics (DAKT) at $28.87 and 63 shares of TETRA Technologies (TTI) at $126.05; sell Plexus and Brightpoint




RICHARD DOLE
Dole Capital LLC
POSITION: Chief executive
YEAR-TO-DATE RETURN: -0.1%

COMPANY TICKER SECTOR SHARES 6/30 CLOSE 6/30 VALUE TOTAL RETURN

Newport NEWP Scientific and technical instruments 202 $16.12 $3,256.24 +19.1%

Lockheed Martin LMT Aerospace / defense 50 $71.74 $3,616.41 +13.7%

Pfizer PFE Medical / drugs 200 $23.47 $4,782.12 +2.5%

Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock QQQQ Index fund 100 $38.77 $3,882.12 -3.9%

Alexander & Baldwin ALEX Ocean transportation / real estate 99 $44.27 $4,425.09 -17.6%

Cash



$9.20







Total $19,971.18




NORM CARIS
Caris and Co.
POSITION: Managing director for institutional sales
YEAR-TO-DATE RETURN: -5.6%

COMPANY TICKER SECTOR SHARES 6/30 CLOSE 6/30 VALUE TOTAL RETURN

Oakley OO Optical supplies 272 $16.85 $4,583.20 +14.7%

Novellus Systems NVLS Semiconductor equipment 165 $24.70 $4,075.50 +2.4%

Taiwan Semiconductor *** TSM Semiconductor equipment 311.1 $9.77 $2,982.90 -1.8%

Unifi UFI Textile / apparel 1,316 $2.90 $3,816.40 -4.6%

Hawaiian Holdings HA Airlines 1,003 $3.40 $3,410.20 -14.8%

Cash



$2.04







Total $18,870.24




* According to Bankrate.com and calculated on a compounded daily basis from the starting point of the period. The 6/30 close represents where the interest rate stood at the end of the quarter. Cash in other investors' accounts also received the highest rate listed by Bankrate.com

** Adjusted for 6-for-5 stock split; *** Adjusted for 3.0% stock dividend



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