Hawaii German immigrant Claus Spreckles brought the idea of sugar plantations to Hawaii and founded C&H . He might have been Austrian or Swiss m by I think German .
There is a Sprecklesville on Maui , one of the few places with a haole name
Thanks for the mention. Interesting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreckels,_California
Spreckles California, Once largest sugar beet plant