Two initials, an ocean crossing
A Hawaiian trial selection found another life in Florida collections.
ST Maui — Hawaii → Miami-Dade County, Florida
A name on the map
Tropical Acres’ grower account traces ST Maui through the University of Hawaii’s evaluation programme under the label S-T. Richard Hamilton sent it to Richard Campbell in Florida, where it entered mango collections despite not receiving a Hawaiian recommendation.
The account says the letters are someone’s initials, rather than an abbreviation for “Saint,” but does not identify the person. Proposed Piri ancestry is also speculative. This is a story with a documented route and an unfinished name: two researchers passed a tree onward, while part of its label still needs recovering.
The names it answers to
- ST Maui / S-T
- A selection label reported from Hawaiian evaluation records.
- St. Maui
- A catalogue spelling; “Saint Maui” is not an established explanation.