Best investment ideas of 2006

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

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BARRY HYMAN

FIM Group Ltd.

Position: Vice president of management team

Year-to-date return: +19.5%

COMPANY	TICKER	SECTOR	SHARES	9/30 CLOSE	9/30 VALUE*	TOTAL RETURN
21st Century Holding	TCHC	Property / casualty insurer	360	$18.46	$6,708.15	+42.5%
Liberty Global	LBTYK	Broadcast services / programming	236	$25.06	$5,914.16	+18.2%
Financial Industries	FNIN	Life / health insurance	603	$8.60	$5,185.80	+3.6%
iShares Lehman 1-3 Year	SHY	Index fund	25	$80.34	$2,064.08	+2.9% Treasury Bond Fund
Short MidCap 400 ProShares	MYY	Index fund	57	$68.50	$3,904.50	+2.7%
Cash					$114.00

Changes: Buy 168 shares of Cimarex Energy (XEC) at $35.19, 1,913 shares of Action Products International (APII) at $1.76 Total $23,890.69 and 181 shares of 21st Century Holding at $18.46; sell Liberty Global and previous position in 21st Century Holding

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RICHARD DOLE

Dole Capital LLC

Position: Chief executive

Year-to-date return: +10.1%

COMPANY	TICKER	SECTOR	SHARES	9/30 CLOSE	9/30 VALUE*	TOTAL RETURN
Lockheed Martin	LMT	Aerospace / defense	50	$86.06	$4,354.10	+36.9%
Pfizer	PFE	Medical / drugs	200	$28.36	$5,831.52	+25.0%
Newport	NEWP	Scientific and technical instruments	202	$16.30	$3,292.60	+20.4%
Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock	QQQQ	Index fund	100	$40.65	$4,072.76	+0.8%
Alexander & Baldwin	ALEX	Ocean transportation / real estate	99	$44.37	$4,462.16	-16.9%
Cash					$9.20
	Total $22,022.34

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Alan Matsuda

Position: Certified financial planner and registered investment adviser

Year-to-date return: +7.0%

COMPANY	TICKER	SECTOR	SHARES	9/30 CLOSE	9/30 VALUE*	TOTAL RETURN
streetTRACKS Gold Trust	GLD	Commodity	100	$59.47	$5,947.00	+15.3%
Seaspan	SSW	Ocean shipping	100	$22.48	$2,340.16	+10.5%
iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund	EWY	Index fund	130	$46.25	$6,012.50	+3.4%
Scudder Global Commodities Stock Fund	GCS	Commodities	400	$15.35	$6,140.00	+2.3%
Cash					$964.00
	Total $21,348.22

Changes: Sell streetTRACKS Gold Trust, Seaspan, iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund and Scudder Global Commodities Stock Fund

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IRWIN YAMAMOTO

The Yamamoto Forecast

Position: Editor and publisher

Year-to-date return: +3.5%

COMPANY	TICKER	SECTOR	SHARES	9/30 CLOSE	9/30 VALUE*	TOTAL RETURN
HSBCdirect **	--	Bank savings account	--	4.94%	$20,706.00	+3.5%
	Total $20,706.00

Changes: Buy E-Loan at 5.36%; sell HSBCdirect

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NORM CARIS

Caris and Co.

Position: Managing director for institutional sales

Year-to-date return: -1.7%

COMPANY	TICKER	SECTOR	SHARES	9/30 CLOSE	9/30 VALUE*	TOTAL RETURN
Oakley	OO	Optical supplies	272	$17.05	$4,637.60	+16.1%
Novellus Systems	NVLS	Semiconductor equipment	165	$27.66	$4,563.90	+14.7%
Hawaiian Holdings	HA	Airlines	1,003	$4.16	$4,172.48	+4.3%
Taiwan Semiconductor ***	TSM	Semiconductor equipment	311.1	$9.60	$3,117.38	+2.6%
Unifi	UFI	Textile / apparel	1,316	$2.40	$3,158.40	-21.1%
Cash					$2.04
	Total $19,651.80

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DWIGHT MELTON

Hawaii Stocks and Options Group

Position: Co-founder

Year-to-date return: -23.2%

COMPANY	TICKER	SECTOR	SHARES	9/30 CLOSE	9/30 VALUE*	TOTAL RETURN
Hansen Natural	HANS	Beverages / non-alcoholic	33	$32.48	$4,287.36	+3.1%
iShares MSCI Brazil	EWZ	Index fund	86	$38.47	$3,308.42	-3.7%
Joy Global	JOYG	Machinery / construction and mining	100	$37.57	$3,783.12	-5.4%
TETRA Technologies	TTI	Oil / field services	63	$24.16	$1,522.08	--20.4%
Daktronics	DAKT	Electronic components	112	$20.69	$2,317.28	-28.3%
Cash					$151.00
	Total $15.369.26

Changes: Buy 55 shares of Gymboree (GYMB) at $42.18, 35 shares of OM Group (OMG) at $43.94 and 77 shares of CPI (CPY) at $48.54; sell Daktronics, TETRA Technologies and Joy Global