Journeys
The expeditions, reassembled
Every dated label is a diary entry. Read a collector’s labels in order and the voyage comes back: the islands in sequence, the days at each, the specimens from every stop. 1,124 journeys so far, 1879 to 2026, 203,983 specimens between them.
426 collectors and expeditions18,585 days in the field3,965,525 km between stops134,517 photographed specimens
1,124 journeys match
David Palmer
Hawaiʻi Island and Maui · Jun – Jul 1991
David Palmer in Hawaiʻi Island and Maui, June – July 199145 specimens · 9 stops · 42 days · 376 km
Harold St.John
Hawaiʻi Island and Kauaʻi · Dec 1949 – Jan 1950
Harold St.John in Hawaiʻi Island and Kauaʻi, December 1949 – January 195063 specimens · 6 stops · 13 days · 450 km
Forest Starr
Oʻahu and Kahoʻolawe · 8–25 Feb 2005
Forest Starr in Oʻahu and Kahoʻolawe, 8–25 February 200571 specimens · 4 stops · 18 days · 75 km
Kim Starr
Oʻahu and Kahoʻolawe · 8–25 Feb 2005
Kim Starr in Oʻahu and Kahoʻolawe, 8–25 February 200571 specimens · 4 stops · 18 days · 75 km
L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston
Hawaiʻi Island · 1–7 Jul 1915
L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston in Hawaiʻi Island, 1–7 July 1915119 specimens · 2 stops · 7 days · 34 km
Stanley Ball
5 islands of the United States · Mar – May 1923
Stanley Ball across 5 islands of the United States, March – May 192372 specimens · 12 stops · 60 days · 3,896 km
Otto Herman Swezey
Oʻahu · Dec 1918 – Mar 1919
Otto Herman Swezey in Oʻahu, December 1918 – March 191985 specimens · 8 stops · 71 days
R. Fox
Oʻahu · 11–16 May 1988
R. Fox in Oʻahu, 11–16 May 1988133 specimens · 2 stops · 6 days
J.E.R. Tilden
the United States and Canada · Jun – Aug 1897
J.E.R. Tilden in the United States and Canada, June – August 189740 specimens · 15 stops · 49 days
Forest Starr
Midway Atoll · 1–11 Jun 2008
Forest Starr in Midway Atoll, 1–11 June 200852 specimens · 9 stops · 11 days
Kim Starr
Midway Atoll · 1–11 Jun 2008
Kim Starr in Midway Atoll, 1–11 June 200852 specimens · 9 stops · 11 days
G. Cottam
Molokaʻi · 19–27 Dec 1948
G. Cottam in Molokaʻi, 19–27 December 194883 specimens · 4 stops · 9 days · 71 km
W.P. Char
Kahoʻolawe and Hawaiʻi Island · 21–26 Nov 1978
W.P. Char in Kahoʻolawe and Hawaiʻi Island, 21–26 November 197869 specimens · 6 stops · 6 days
J.R. Shevock
Kauaʻi · 22–31 Jan 2015
J.R. Shevock in Kauaʻi, 22–31 January 201556 specimens · 10 stops · 10 days
G.J. Spence
3 islands of the United States · Jun – Aug 1973
G.J. Spence in Kauaʻi, Oʻahu and Lānaʻi, June – August 197347 specimens · 8 stops · 48 days · 704 km
Yoshio KondoKay Kondo
Oʻahu · Nov – Dec 1951
Yoshio KondoKay Kondo in Oʻahu, November – December 195170 specimens · 4 stops · 17 days · 129 km
F. Raymond Fosberg
7 islands · 8–24 Nov 1968
F. Raymond Fosberg across 7 islands, 8–24 November 196877 specimens · 9 stops · 17 days · 40,884 km
Luther E. Bishop
Maui · 23–29 Aug 1971
Luther E. Bishop in Maui, 23–29 August 197168 specimens · 6 stops · 7 days
Isabelle Abbott
Marthas Vineyard · Jul – Aug 1947
Isabelle Abbott in Marthas Vineyard, July – August 194742 specimens · 12 stops · 41 days
W.A. Weber
Kauaʻi · Mar – Apr 1985
W.A. Weber in Kauaʻi, March – April 198560 specimens · 10 stops · 15 days
H.E. Milliron
4 islands · May – Oct 1958
H.E. Milliron across 4 islands, May – October 195841 specimens · 18 stops · 136 days · 10,829 km
J.T. Swarbrick
Oʻahu · 3–10 Jan 1976
J.T. Swarbrick in Oʻahu, 3–10 January 197669 specimens · 5 stops · 8 days
W. Cadenhead
Kauaʻi · Nov – Dec 1960
W. Cadenhead in Kauaʻi, November – December 196041 specimens · 15 stops · 18 days
D. Randolph
Kauaʻi · Mar – Apr 1985
D. Randolph in Kauaʻi, March – April 198559 specimens · 10 stops · 15 days
How a journey is found
Every specimen with a full date and a known collector is a diary entry. The days are read in order; a gap of more than three weeks ends one journey and starts the next. Days spent where a collector lived most of their life are home, not travel, and are left out.
A journey needs at least five days, forty specimens and two places. Within it, a run of days spent within about ten kilometres is one stop; the stop’s point is the middle of the labels that carry coordinates, or the island’s centre when none do.
Companions are the people whose own labels put them in the same place on the same days. Staff can name a journey, write about it and feature it; everything else here is read straight off the specimens, and is rebuilt as the records improve.