William Herbert Purvis introduced a fruit seed into Hawaii wherein he planted seed nuts that year at Kapulena.
In 1882, Purvis introduced macadamia seeds into the Hawaiian Islands after he visited Australia. He planted seed nuts that year at Kapulena, Hawaii at , just southeast of the Pacific Mill. Other names include Queensland nut, bush nut, maroochi nut, bauple nut, and Hawaii nut. In Australian Aboriginal languages, the fruit is known by names such as bauple, gyndl, jindilli, and boombera. 
