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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. 69 journeys so far, 1980 to 1990, 10,710 specimens between them.

47 collectors and expeditions1,095 days in the field438,430 km between stops5,918 photographed specimens

K.E. Schlech

Oʻahu and Kauaʻi · Jan – May 1980

K.E. Schlech in Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, January – May 1980

44 specimens · 10 stops · 131 days · 432 km

F. Raymond Fosberg

7 islands · May – Jun 1985

F. Raymond Fosberg across 7 islands, May – June 1985

65 specimens · 10 stops · 35 days · 36,228 km

S.P. Carper

Oʻahu · 11–16 May 1988

S.P. Carper in Oʻahu, 11–16 May 1988

136 specimens · 2 stops · 6 days

R. Fox

Oʻahu · 11–16 May 1988

R. Fox in Oʻahu, 11–16 May 1988

133 specimens · 2 stops · 6 days

U. Eliasson

3 islands of the United States · Jan – Apr 1988

U. Eliasson in Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island and Maui, January – April 1988

53 specimens · 21 stops · 97 days · 690 km

Keith D.P. Wilson

Oʻahu · 14–19 Jul 1989

Keith D.P. Wilson in Oʻahu, 14–19 July 1989

67 specimens · 4 stops · 6 days

Benjamin C. Stone

Malaya and Oʻahu · Apr – May 1988

Benjamin C. Stone in Malaya and Oʻahu, April – May 1988

41 specimens · 8 stops · 32 days

C. Corn

3 islands of the United States · Jun – Jul 1984

C. Corn in Kauaʻi, Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, June – July 1984

60 specimens · 3 stops · 28 days · 324 km

Derral R. Herbst

3 islands of the United States · 7–13 Dec 1980

Derral R. Herbst in Maui, Oʻahu and Pearl and Hermes Atoll, 7–13 December 1980

88 specimens · 6 stops · 7 days · 2,159 km

Roush

Oʻahu · Dec 1988 – Feb 1989

Roush in Oʻahu, December 1988 – February 1989

80 specimens · 4 stops · 60 days · 104 km

Wayne N. Takeuchi

Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · Nov – Dec 1983

Wayne N. Takeuchi in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, November – December 1983

55 specimens · 3 stops · 23 days · 518 km

Warren L. Wagner Jr.

Maui and Oʻahu · 14–22 Jan 1983

Warren L. Wagner Jr. in Maui and Oʻahu, 14–22 January 1983

61 specimens · 3 stops · 9 days · 129 km

Jr.William Ellsworth Fisher Jr.

Oʻahu and Maui · Sep – Oct 1982

Jr.William Ellsworth Fisher Jr. in Oʻahu and Maui, September – October 1982

79 specimens · 3 stops · 47 days · 313 km

D. Paquin

Oʻahu · Jul – Aug 1988

D. Paquin in Oʻahu, July – August 1988

42 specimens · 3 stops · 36 days

Richard L. Pyle

4 islands · May – Jun 1988

Richard L. Pyle across 4 islands, May – June 1988

52 specimens · 9 stops · 27 days · 22,549 km

G.M.N. Wong

4 islands of the United States · Dec 1984 – Jan 1985

G.M.N. Wong across 4 islands of the United States, December 1984 – January 1985

55 specimens · 8 stops · 21 days · 417 km

B. Jones

Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · May – Jun 1988

B. Jones in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, May – June 1988

106 specimens · 2 stops · 10 days · 299 km

B.K. Kirchoff

Oʻahu · 24–30 May 1988

B.K. Kirchoff in Oʻahu, 24–30 May 1988

45 specimens · 2 stops · 7 days

Randy Kosaki

3 islands · 1–19 Jun 1988

Randy Kosaki in Johnston Atoll, Pohnpei and Oʻahu, 1–19 June 1988

41 specimens · 4 stops · 19 days · 9,155 km

M.E. Leu

Molokaʻi and Oʻahu · 9–21 Jul 1988

M.E. Leu in Molokaʻi and Oʻahu, 9–21 July 1988

56 specimens · 2 stops · 13 days · 109 km

Helms

Oʻahu · 7–14 Jun 1988

Helms in Oʻahu, 7–14 June 1988

43 specimens · 2 stops · 8 days · 37 km

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.