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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. 33 journeys so far, 2000 to 2009, 5,654 specimens between them.

23 collectors and expeditions305 days in the field26,337 km between stops2,239 photographed specimens

R. Okano

4 islands of the United States · May – Jul 2000

R. Okano across 4 islands of the United States, May – July 2000

654 specimens · 14 stops · 67 days · 2,034 km

Ralph C. DeFelice

Oʻahu · 15–24 Jan 2001

Ralph C. DeFelice in Oʻahu, 15–24 January 2001

1,187 specimens · 7 stops · 10 days · 639 km

R. Okano

4 islands of the United States · Apr – Jul 2003

R. Okano across 4 islands of the United States, April – July 2003

276 specimens · 11 stops · 64 days · 2,513 km

L.M. Hodgson

4 islands of the United States · Feb – May 2001

L.M. Hodgson across 4 islands of the United States, February – May 2001

164 specimens · 23 stops · 108 days · 1,950 km

C.F. Puttock

4 islands of the United States · May – Jun 2000

C.F. Puttock across 4 islands of the United States, May – June 2000

361 specimens · 8 stops · 30 days · 843 km

Jr.William Ellsworth Fisher Jr.

4 islands of the United States · May – Jun 2000

Jr.William Ellsworth Fisher Jr. across 4 islands of the United States, May – June 2000

357 specimens · 8 stops · 30 days · 843 km

L.M. Crago

Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · Jan – Mar 2005

L.M. Crago in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, January – March 2005

144 specimens · 11 stops · 77 days · 893 km

L.S. Reynolds

Oʻahu · May – Jul 2006

L.S. Reynolds in Oʻahu, May – July 2006

113 specimens · 23 stops · 53 days

C. Squair

Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu · Jul – Aug 2006

C. Squair in Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu, July – August 2006

205 specimens · 3 stops · 24 days · 113 km

Ralph C. DeFelice

Oʻahu · 2–28 Jan 2000

Ralph C. DeFelice in Oʻahu, 2–28 January 2000

286 specimens · 3 stops · 27 days · 241 km

R. Okano

Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu · Apr – May 2001

R. Okano in Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu, April – May 2001

106 specimens · 5 stops · 21 days · 230 km

M.S. Kim

Maui and Oʻahu · Dec 2000 – Feb 2001

M.S. Kim in Maui and Oʻahu, December 2000 – February 2001

152 specimens · 4 stops · 45 days · 68 km

M.A. Vaccarino

Oʻahu and Kauaʻi · 20–30 Jul 2009

M.A. Vaccarino in Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, 20–30 July 2009

135 specimens · 9 stops · 11 days · 653 km

Liloa Dunn

Oʻahu and Kauaʻi · Jan – Apr 2000

Liloa Dunn in Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, January – April 2000

47 specimens · 16 stops · 71 days · 509 km

J.R. Johansen

Oʻahu and Kauaʻi · 20–30 Jul 2009

J.R. Johansen in Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, 20–30 July 2009

131 specimens · 9 stops · 11 days · 653 km

K. Shultz

Oʻahu and Kauaʻi · 4–27 Apr 2001

K. Shultz in Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, 4–27 April 2001

201 specimens · 3 stops · 24 days · 184 km

Steven Perlman

4 islands of the United States · Jun – Jul 2007

Steven Perlman across 4 islands of the United States, June – July 2007

53 specimens · 10 stops · 37 days · 644 km

L.M. Hodgson

Oʻahu and Maui · Oct – Nov 2000

L.M. Hodgson in Oʻahu and Maui, October – November 2000

57 specimens · 8 stops · 35 days · 711 km

L.M. Crago

Oʻahu · Oct – Dec 2005

L.M. Crago in Oʻahu, October – December 2005

55 specimens · 7 stops · 56 days · 511 km

L.M. Giuseffi

Molokaʻi and Oʻahu · Aug – Sep 2007

L.M. Giuseffi in Molokaʻi and Oʻahu, August – September 2007

169 specimens · 2 stops · 22 days · 92 km

L.M. Hodgson

3 islands of the United States · Jan – Mar 2000

L.M. Hodgson in Oʻahu, Maui and Midway Atoll, January – March 2000

42 specimens · 10 stops · 64 days · 2,463 km

Kim Starr

Oʻahu and Kahoʻolawe · 8–25 Feb 2005

Kim Starr in Oʻahu and Kahoʻolawe, 8–25 February 2005

71 specimens · 4 stops · 18 days · 75 km

Forest Starr

Oʻahu and Kahoʻolawe · 8–25 Feb 2005

Forest Starr in Oʻahu and Kahoʻolawe, 8–25 February 2005

71 specimens · 4 stops · 18 days · 75 km

L. Marrack

Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu · Jul – Aug 2006

L. Marrack in Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu, July – August 2006

75 specimens · 3 stops · 14 days · 113 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.