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. 2,592 journeys so far, 1874 to 2026, 493,508 specimens between them.
1,114 collectors and expeditions42,779 days in the field8,765,933 km between stops330,332 photographed specimens
2,592 journeys
Keith D.P. Wilson
Oʻahu and Kauaʻi · Mar – May 1952
Keith D.P. Wilson in Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, March – May 195242 specimens · 5 stops · 64 days · 509 km
Donald P. Abbott
4 islands · Jun – Jul 1973
Donald P. Abbott across 4 islands, June – July 197349 specimens · 4 stops · 26 days · 4,659 km
E.S.C. Handy
Upolu · Feb – Mar 1923
E.S.C. Handy in Upolu, February – March 192348 specimens · 4 stops · 17 days
L.M. Crago
3 islands of the United States · 2–11 Aug 2005
L.M. Crago in Kauaʻi, Maui and Oʻahu, 2–11 August 200552 specimens · 4 stops · 10 days · 371 km
S. Pillay
Viti Levu and Naitasiri · Jun – Jul 1960
S. Pillay in Viti Levu and Naitasiri, June – July 196040 specimens · 8 stops · 49 days
S. Hanser
4 islands · Jun – Jul 2022
S. Hanser across 4 islands, June – July 202244 specimens · 5 stops · 14 days
Harry S. Ladd
Viti Levu · Jul – Aug 1926
Harry S. Ladd in Viti Levu, July – August 192658 specimens · 3 stops · 12 days · 2,114 km
Derral R. Herbst
Palmyra Atoll · 1–24 Sep 1987
Derral R. Herbst in Palmyra Atoll, 1–24 September 198757 specimens · 6 stops · 24 days
Keith D.P. Wilson
Kauaʻi and Maui · Dec 1952 – Jan 1953
Keith D.P. Wilson in Kauaʻi and Maui, December 1952 – January 195345 specimens · 7 stops · 11 days · 997 km
Jim Space
9 islands · Mar – Apr 2008
Jim Space across 9 islands, March – April 200844 specimens · 6 stops · 8 days
Gerald R. Allen
Enewetak Atoll · 2–19 Jan 1970
Gerald R. Allen in Enewetak Atoll, 2–19 January 197063 specimens · 10 stops · 18 days
Warren L. Wagner Jr.
Maui and Oʻahu · 14–22 Jan 1983
Warren L. Wagner Jr. in Maui and Oʻahu, 14–22 January 198361 specimens · 3 stops · 9 days · 129 km
Robert Hobdy
3 islands of the United States · 11–20 Feb 1984
Robert Hobdy in Kahoʻolawe, Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi, 11–20 February 198443 specimens · 6 stops · 10 days · 249 km
Kenneth R. Wood
3 islands of French Polynesia · Nov – Dec 2003
Kenneth R. Wood in Ua Huka, Ua Pou and Huahine, November – December 200352 specimens · 11 stops · 28 days · 1,630 km
Derral R. Herbst
Lānaʻi and Oʻahu · May – Jun 1974
Derral R. Herbst in Lānaʻi and Oʻahu, May – June 197440 specimens · 5 stops · 28 days · 113 km
Malacology Staff
Oʻahu · Jun – Jul 1940
Malacology Staff, June – July 194074 specimens · 2 stops · 10 days · 158 km
Jacques Florence
3 islands of French Polynesia · Jan – Feb 1990
Jacques Florence in Rangiroa Atoll, Niau and Raiatea, January – February 199068 specimens · 4 stops · 23 days · 751 km
H.W.S. Hansen
Kauaʻi · 7–23 Sep 1955
H.W.S. Hansen in Kauaʻi, 7–23 September 195543 specimens · 5 stops · 17 days
K.E. Mshigeni
3 islands · Dec 1969 – Jan 1970
K.E. Mshigeni in Fundo, Pemba and Kwata, December 1969 – January 197044 specimens · 6 stops · 29 days
Johnson Randall
Wake Island · 6–12 Jun 1953
Johnson Randall in Wake Island, 6–12 June 195380 specimens · 7 stops · 7 days
Jr.William Ellsworth Fisher Jr.
Oʻahu and Maui · Sep – Oct 1982
Jr.William Ellsworth Fisher Jr. in Oʻahu and Maui, September – October 198279 specimens · 3 stops · 47 days · 313 km
R. Ueki
Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · Nov 1971 – Mar 1972
R. Ueki in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, November 1971 – March 197241 specimens · 16 stops · 110 days · 459 km
David Palmer
3 islands of the United States · May – Jun 1994
David Palmer in Hawaiʻi Island, Molokaʻi and Maui, May – June 199451 specimens · 4 stops · 9 days · 357 km
Mary Ann Lee
Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · Apr – May 1990
Mary Ann Lee in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, April – May 199045 specimens · 4 stops · 22 days · 459 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.