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. 1,980 journeys so far, 1874 to 2026, 356,126 specimens between them.
839 collectors and expeditions34,820 days in the field7,426,317 km between stops244,553 photographed specimens
1,980 journeys match
J.S. Davis
Kauaʻi · 2–9 Sep 1979
J.S. Davis in Kauaʻi, 2–9 September 197944 specimens · 3 stops · 8 days
M. LeGrande
3 islands of the United States · Feb – Mar 2003
M. LeGrande in Niʻihau, Lānaʻi and Kahoʻolawe, February – March 200349 specimens · 3 stops · 32 days · 441 km
R.L. Stemmermann
Yap · Jul – Aug 1978
R.L. Stemmermann in Yap, July – August 197861 specimens · 4 stops · 5 days
R. Won
Oʻahu · 5–10 May 1954
R. Won in Oʻahu, 5–10 May 195452 specimens · 2 stops · 6 days
D. Orr
Oʻahu · 16–23 Dec 1994
D. Orr in Oʻahu, 16–23 December 199452 specimens · 2 stops · 8 days
M.J. Balick
4 islands of Micronesia · 5–17 Aug 2002
M.J. Balick across 4 islands of Micronesia, 5–17 August 200261 specimens · 3 stops · 13 days · 117 km
C.H. Lamoureux
Oʻahu and Laysan · Oct – Nov 1961
C.H. Lamoureux in Oʻahu and Laysan, October – November 196142 specimens · 3 stops · 13 days · 3,225 km
W. Harry Lange
Saipan · Mar – Apr 1948
W. Harry Lange in Saipan, March – April 194847 specimens · 2 stops · 33 days · 126 km
NOAA CRED
8 islands of the Northern Mariana Islands · Apr – May 2009
NOAA CRED, April – May 200945 specimens · 8 stops · 15 days · 820 km
Ernani Meñez
Palmyra Atoll · Dec 1959 – Jan 1960
Ernani Meñez in Palmyra Atoll, December 1959 – January 196044 specimens · 3 stops · 6 days
William J. Hoe
Hawaiʻi Island · 12–16 Jul 1982
William J. Hoe in Hawaiʻi Island, 12–16 July 198243 specimens · 3 stops · 5 days
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Steven L. Montgomery
Maui · Sep – Oct 1979
Steven L. Montgomery in Maui, September – October 197950 specimens · 5 stops · 13 days
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W.H. Magruder
Hawaiʻi Island · 19–23 Apr 1988
W.H. Magruder in Hawaiʻi Island, 19–23 April 198864 specimens · 4 stops · 5 days · 243 km
Masatomi Suzuki
3 islands of Tonga · 14–28 Mar 2002
Masatomi Suzuki in 'Eua Island, Niuatoputapu Island and Tafahi Island, 14–28 March 200266 specimens · 2 stops · 15 days · 615 km
J.C. Regalado Jr.
3 islands of the Solomon Islands · Jul – Aug 1993
J.C. Regalado Jr. in Guadalcanal, Kolombangara and New Georgia, July – August 199341 specimens · 6 stops · 31 days · 815 km
S. Thomas
3 islands of Indonesia · 4–22 Apr 1995
S. Thomas in New Guinea, Irian Jaya and Papua, 4–22 April 199551 specimens · 2 stops · 19 days · 24 km
Karla J. McDermid
Hawaiʻi Island · Sep – Oct 2000
Karla J. McDermid in Hawaiʻi Island, September – October 200050 specimens · 4 stops · 24 days · 255 km
K. Kandel
Kauaʻi · 11–16 Nov 2002
K. Kandel in Kauaʻi, 11–16 November 200291 specimens · 2 stops · 6 days · 16 km
Dustin S. Smith
Oʻahu and Maui · 4–18 Apr 2005
Dustin S. Smith in Oʻahu and Maui, 4–18 April 200542 specimens · 2 stops · 15 days · 96 km
M.Q. Sirikolo
3 islands of the Solomon Islands · Jul – Aug 1993
M.Q. Sirikolo in Guadalcanal, Kolombangara and New Georgia, July – August 199340 specimens · 6 stops · 31 days · 815 km
M.L. Bristol
Savaii · 25–29 Jun 1968
M.L. Bristol in Savaii, 25–29 June 196848 specimens · 5 stops · 5 days
Zennoske Iwatsuki
Oʻahu and Kauaʻi · 3–21 Jun 1974
Zennoske Iwatsuki in Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, 3–21 June 197451 specimens · 3 stops · 19 days
Gustav Paulay
3 islands of the Pitcairn Islands · 12–28 May 1987
Gustav Paulay in Henderson Island, Oeno Island and Pitcairn Island, 12–28 May 198741 specimens · 4 stops · 17 days · 285 km
T. Spencer
3 islands of the Pitcairn Islands · 12–28 May 1987
T. Spencer in Henderson Island, Oeno Island and Pitcairn Island, 12–28 May 198741 specimens · 4 stops · 17 days · 285 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.