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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. 28 journeys so far, 1990 to 1999, 3,714 specimens between them.

21 collectors and expeditions377 days in the field87,335 km between stops1,726 photographed specimens

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28 journeys match

J.A. McDonald

7 islands · Apr – Sep 1994

J.A. McDonald across 7 islands, April – September 1994

359 specimens · 33 stops · 154 days · 3,611 km

Afrastini Ismail

3 islands · Jun – Aug 1994

Afrastini Ismail in Bali Timur, Bali and Oʻahu, June – August 1994

196 specimens · 18 stops · 86 days · 105 km

Ralph C. DeFelice

Oʻahu and Molokaʻi · 2–19 Nov 1999

Ralph C. DeFelice in Oʻahu and Molokaʻi, 2–19 November 1999

722 specimens · 5 stops · 18 days · 118 km

Kenneth R. Wood

9 islands · Jun – Nov 1997

Kenneth R. Wood across 9 islands, June – November 1997

164 specimens · 33 stops · 139 days · 49,817 km

Townsend-Cromwell Survey TC

4 islands of the United States · Jun – Jul 1991

Townsend-Cromwell Survey TC, June – July 1991

483 specimens · 6 stops · 17 days · 2,239 km

M.A. Evans

3 islands of the United States · Jun – Jul 1990

M.A. Evans in Molokaʻi, Oʻahu and Maui, June – July 1990

142 specimens · 8 stops · 35 days · 100 km

M. Merello

Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · Jul – Aug 1992

M. Merello in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, July – August 1992

152 specimens · 7 stops · 11 days · 502 km

J.S. Miller

Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · Jul – Aug 1992

J.S. Miller in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, July – August 1992

152 specimens · 7 stops · 11 days · 502 km

Derral R. Herbst

3 islands · Jan – Feb 1991

Derral R. Herbst in Hawaiʻi Island, Mbanika and Oʻahu, January – February 1991

168 specimens · 6 stops · 29 days · 230 km

M. Kiehn

5 islands of the United States · Jul – Sep 1990

M. Kiehn across 5 islands of the United States, July – September 1990

60 specimens · 16 stops · 65 days · 1,646 km

P. Welton

Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · May – Jul 1990

P. Welton in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, May – July 1990

61 specimens · 17 stops · 51 days · 459 km

E. Gibney

Oʻahu · Dec 1997 – Apr 1998

E. Gibney in Oʻahu, December 1997 – April 1998

43 specimens · 32 stops · 103 days · 755 km

Ralph C. DeFelice

Oʻahu and Midway Atoll · Aug – Nov 1997

Ralph C. DeFelice in Oʻahu and Midway Atoll, August – November 1997

180 specimens · 3 stops · 78 days · 4,219 km

L.M. Hodgson

Maui and Oʻahu · Mar – Apr 1994

L.M. Hodgson in Maui and Oʻahu, March – April 1994

64 specimens · 7 stops · 34 days · 287 km

H. Van Sickle

Oʻahu · Jan – Mar 1997

H. Van Sickle in Oʻahu, January – March 1997

52 specimens · 8 stops · 69 days · 717 km

M. Kato

Kauaʻi and Oʻahu · 16–29 Oct 1997

M. Kato in Kauaʻi and Oʻahu, 16–29 October 1997

52 specimens · 10 stops · 14 days · 254 km

Derral R. Herbst

8 islands · May – Jun 1994

Derral R. Herbst across 8 islands, May – June 1994

65 specimens · 7 stops · 44 days · 16,541 km

G. Van Sickle

Oʻahu · Jan – Mar 1997

G. Van Sickle in Oʻahu, January – March 1997

45 specimens · 7 stops · 68 days · 586 km

D. Atha

Oʻahu · Oct – Nov 1996

D. Atha in Oʻahu, October – November 1996

44 specimens · 9 stops · 21 days · 689 km

Derral R. Herbst

Oʻahu · Nov 1992 – Jan 1993

Derral R. Herbst in Oʻahu, November 1992 – January 1993

46 specimens · 5 stops · 47 days · 243 km

Mary Ann Lee

Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · Apr – May 1990

Mary Ann Lee in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, April – May 1990

45 specimens · 4 stops · 22 days · 459 km

Derral R. Herbst

3 islands · Feb – Apr 1992

Derral R. Herbst in Palmyra Atoll, Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, February – April 1992

47 specimens · 6 stops · 41 days · 1,763 km

B.K. Kirchoff

Oʻahu · 7–20 Jun 1991

B.K. Kirchoff in Oʻahu, 7–20 June 1991

54 specimens · 3 stops · 14 days

Frank A. Parrish

4 islands of the United States · Jun – Jul 1990

Frank A. Parrish across 4 islands of the United States, June – July 1990

91 specimens · 3 stops · 13 days · 978 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.