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
Harold St.John
Oʻahu · 5–12 Dec 1943
Harold St.John in Oʻahu, 5–12 December 194365 specimens · 2 stops · 8 days
Richard L. Pyle
4 islands · May – Jun 1988
Richard L. Pyle across 4 islands, May – June 198852 specimens · 9 stops · 27 days · 22,549 km
Local aquarium fisherman
3 islands · Feb – Mar 1975
Local aquarium fisherman in Tuticorin, Madras and India, February – March 197560 specimens · 6 stops · 32 days
van Royen
3 countries · Jun – Aug 1979
van Royen in the Netherlands, the United States and Australia, June – August 197948 specimens · 8 stops · 44 days
John L. Earle
Easter Island and Tahiti · Jan – Feb 1986
John L. Earle in Easter Island and Tahiti, January – February 198667 specimens · 6 stops · 14 days
L. Stewart
the United States · Apr – Jul 2009
L. Stewart in the United States, April – July 200945 specimens · 8 stops · 71 days · 452 km
R. Gustafson
Molokaʻi and Kauaʻi · 17–23 Jul 1984
R. Gustafson in Molokaʻi and Kauaʻi, 17–23 July 198445 specimens · 4 stops · 7 days · 239 km
M. Uili
Upolu and Savaii · 2–28 Jun 2016
M. Uili in Upolu and Savaii, 2–28 June 201644 specimens · 6 stops · 27 days · 80 km
Johnson Randall
3 islands of Papua New Guinea · Jul – Aug 2002
Johnson Randall in New Britain, Duke Of York and Ulu Island, July – August 200248 specimens · 10 stops · 34 days · 572 km
A.E. Haun
Pohnpei and Ponape Island · Nov – Dec 1979
A.E. Haun in Pohnpei and Ponape Island, November – December 197958 specimens · 5 stops · 9 days
Ignacia Benevente
Rota and Saipan · 20–26 Jun 1952
Ignacia Benevente in Rota and Saipan, 20–26 June 195265 specimens · 2 stops · 7 days · 128 km
Whippoorwill Expedition
6 islands · Jul – Aug 1924
Whippoorwill Expedition, July – August 192467 specimens · 5 stops · 24 days · 1,409 km
J.K. Small
the United States · 1–21 Apr 1893
J.K. Small in the United States, 1–21 April 189344 specimens · 3 stops · 21 days
Timothy Flynn
Maui and Molokaʻi · 14–19 Jan 2020
Timothy Flynn in Maui and Molokaʻi, 14–19 January 202053 specimens · 5 stops · 6 days · 102 km
J.C. Game
Maui and Molokaʻi · 14–19 Jan 2020
J.C. Game in Maui and Molokaʻi, 14–19 January 202053 specimens · 5 stops · 6 days · 102 km
M. Utai
Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island · Feb – Mar 1975
M. Utai in Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, February – March 197542 specimens · 3 stops · 29 days
Gordon Mainland
Oʻahu · Apr – May 1938
Gordon Mainland in Oʻahu, April – May 193851 specimens · 8 stops · 39 days
Luther E. Bishop
Molokaʻi · 19–25 Jan 1973
Luther E. Bishop in Molokaʻi, 19–25 January 197344 specimens · 4 stops · 7 days · 33 km
J.C.E. Riotte
Kauaʻi · Jun – Jul 1981
J.C.E. Riotte in Kauaʻi, June – July 198155 specimens · 6 stops · 42 days
Skippy Hau
Kahoʻolawe · 1–10 Sep 1992
Skippy Hau in Kahoʻolawe, 1–10 September 199251 specimens · 3 stops · 10 days
M.-H Sachet
4 islands · Jun – Jul 1976
M.-H Sachet across 4 islands, June – July 197646 specimens · 8 stops · 28 days · 2,621 km
P.J. Kores
Kauaʻi · 2–9 Sep 1979
P.J. Kores in Kauaʻi, 2–9 September 197947 specimens · 4 stops · 8 days
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 198555 specimens · 8 stops · 21 days · 417 km
David H. Lorence
Ua Pou and Ua Huka · 11–22 Jun 2004
David H. Lorence in Ua Pou and Ua Huka, 11–22 June 200461 specimens · 4 stops · 12 days · 794 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.