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Rubus hawaiensis
‘Ākala
As recorded: Rubus hawaiensis A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rosaceae
- Collected by
- Davis, J.
- Collector number
- 692
- Date
- February 19, 1982
- Locality
- Laupahoehoe section of Hilo Forest Reserve, betw E fork of Kaawali stream & NW of Haakoa stream
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,356 m
- Identified by
- Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 19, 1982, Davis, J. also collected 4 other specimens.
Rubus hawaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 470 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) reymond_miyajima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rubus hawaiensis. BISH 726047. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956350531. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/726047.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956350531 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
