COOK ISLANDS 2026
Field Guide

Report release desk

The field report,
still in motion.

A plain-language view of what is live, what Codex is improving, and how each checkpoint earned its place in the public report.

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Southern Cook Islands field map with Rarotonga, Atiu, Mangaia, Mauke, and Mitiaro at exact projected centers. Labels show Atiu May 25–29, Mangaia June 1–5, Mauke June 5–8, Mitiaro June 8–12, and Rarotonga May 22–25, May 29–June 1, June 3–5 split-team commitments, and June 12–13.
Five islands in geographic relationship. Each checkpoint below is tied back to the real field record.
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Ivirua is named correctly throughout the field guide

HS111 was published under incorrect spellings even though the Mangaia village and field locality are named Ivirua.

Why this one: A repository and rendered-output inventory found the wrong spellings in canonical site metadata, field notes, GPS labels, photo captions, synthesis text, the web report, the legacy itinerary, public data exports, and the downloadable PDF.

  1. Make Ivirua the canonical HS111 display name while preserving old spellings as input aliases.
  2. Correct human-readable field-note, GPS, photo, synthesis, report, and legacy text.
  3. Preserve stable source IDs, photo IDs, URLs, and anchors that contain the older spelling.
  4. Rebuild the site and regenerate the canonical PDF from the same report context.
  5. Scan all rendered pages and public data for the retired display spellings.
  6. Verify the deployed HTML and PDF against the validated local artifacts.

Next three

Human + Codex curated, in order. Each stays bounded until it becomes NOW.

  1. Verify the Ivirua correction

    The corrected name must be consistent in rendered pages, data downloads, and the PDF.

    Boundary Preserve raw recorder evidence and stable machine identifiers.

  2. Preserve name normalization

    Older recorder and metadata inputs may still contain either historical misspelling.

    Boundary Normalize only public display text; do not migrate IDs or URLs.

  3. Verify the deployed artifact

    The field guide and downloadable report were verified together on `master`.

    Boundary Keep the successful Pages run and exact public PDF checksum in the release record.

Checkpoint field log

The short version: what changed, what careful reading and image viewing taught us, and where that led.

  1. 2026-08-11

    Ivirua is named correctly throughout the field guide

    report-0.2.0-rc.93

    Changed

    HS111 now uses Ivirua in public site metadata, field notes, GPS and photo copy, synthesis pages, the web report, the legacy itinerary, data exports, and the PDF.

    What we learned

    A place-name correction must reach denormalized evidence and publication artifacts while stable provenance identifiers remain intact.

    Comes next

    Preserve the normalization guard when future recorder or metadata inputs are added.

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    Release
    report-0.2.0-rc.93
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  2. 2026-07-22

    The PDF catches up with the web report

    report-0.2.0-rc.92

    Changed

    A dedicated A4 layout restores the web report's visual hierarchy, pairs related site records, keeps feature evidence intact, and reduces the report from 42 to 32 pages.

    What we learned

    Page-count reduction works best when pagination follows editorial relationships, not when every repeated component receives an unconditional page break.

    Comes next

    Keep the locally generated PDF open for review without publishing remotely.

    Open technical receipt
    Release
    report-0.2.0-rc.92
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    Chromium · full PDF
    Deploy
    locally validated; remote publication remains deferred
    PDF SHA-256
    def7ba27f1e63d987ad3fcbf00951bd934921a444b1fd805af1a2c5fb6d51af2

  3. 2026-07-22

    A living reef becomes readable makatea

    report-0.2.0-rc.91

    Changed

    A new coast-to-forest explainer aligns one real aerial, a two-line profile, Rarotongan coastal terms, plain-language time context, and four real evidence photographs.

    What we learned

    The profile becomes useful when its topographic breaks register to the photograph and the whole composition stays on the report grid rather than breaking beneath navigation.

    Comes next

    Keep the local page open for user inspection and refine this section without publishing remotely.

    Open technical receipt
    Release
    report-0.2.0-rc.91
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    Chromium · desktop + phone + 200% text
    Deploy
    locally validated; remote publication remains deferred
    PDF SHA-256
    1e992ca9c2274b309916029260ed438a15dc3149741290927a5d255ecb987f68

  4. 2026-07-21

    Evidence keys and provenance stay readable

    report-0.2.0-rc.90

    Changed

    All nested island and site map keys and source credits now share the established 14-pixel screen floor without changing content or print.

    What we learned

    Raising a caption container is incomplete when nested metadata silently overrides it; computed descendant audits are necessary for a true floor.

    Comes next

    Pause after the fifth requested local cycle and await manual inspection.

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  5. 2026-07-21

    Evidence captions no longer require a lean-in

    report-0.2.0-rc.89

    Changed

    All 58 island opener and site evidence captions now keep a 14-pixel minimum on screens with slightly more leading and unchanged horizontal spans.

    What we learned

    Caption hierarchy can stay subordinate without becoming the smallest sustained reading text in a long scientific report.

    Comes next

    Start cycle 5 with a fresh desktop read, select one final bounded weakness, then stop for manual inspection after validation.

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    report-0.2.0-rc.89
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  6. 2026-07-21

    The chapter spine follows the reader's island

    report-0.2.0-rc.88

    Changed

    Existing desktop and mobile current-location states now use the same place-derived color as the active island chapter.

    What we learned

    A persistent control can reinforce orientation through state alone without becoming wider, louder, or more verbose.

    Comes next

    Start cycle 4 with a fresh desktop read and rank at least three broad reader-visible weaknesses.

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    report-0.2.0-rc.88
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    locally validated; cycle 3 of the user-requested five-cycle local run

  7. 2026-07-21

    Island identity continues through the field records

    report-0.2.0-rc.87

    Changed

    Each chapter's existing field color now marks its site-entry rule, record numbers, question labels, and evidence disclosures without recoloring data.

    What we learned

    A restrained repeated cue can sustain orientation through a long evidence sequence without becoming a new navigation system.

    Comes next

    Start cycle 3 with a fresh desktop read and rank at least three broad reader-visible weaknesses.

    Open technical receipt
    Release
    report-0.2.0-rc.87
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    locally validated; cycle 2 of the user-requested five-cycle local run

  8. 2026-07-21

    Every island opens in its own field color

    report-0.2.0-rc.86

    Changed

    Five place-derived dark fields, colored chapter edges, and aligned opener plates make each island transition unmistakable while preserving all text, photographs, maps, captions, and evidence.

    What we learned

    Chapter identity can repair the rhythm of a very long evidence sequence without adding navigation, content, or decorative cards.

    Comes next

    Start cycle 2 with a fresh desktop read and rank at least three broad reader-visible weaknesses.

    Open technical receipt
    Release
    report-0.2.0-rc.86
    Real-play proof
    Local: Chromium · desktop + phone + 200% text
    Deploy
    locally validated; cycle 1 of the user-requested five-cycle local run
    PDF SHA-256
    27a106f07399dcd2ab9aef60923236cf7532ff1659e8b55219adce7c19d965fa

  9. 2026-07-21

    Team & Thanks converges with its approved target

    report-0.2.0-rc.85

    Changed

    Three responsive iterations and a final polish pass move all seven photo numbers close to their faces, add hover/focus names, and restore the target's rail, band, roster, pledge, and bounded print geometry. The roster now adds professional titles, and an ampersand plus small `to` connect the two thanks.

    What we learned

    A section can contain all requested content and still miss its target when proportion, alignment, and cross-width behavior are not equally exact.

    Comes next

    Keep the live local page open for user review and iterate within this section until the target comparison and responsive behavior are accepted.

    Open technical receipt
    Release
    report-0.2.0-rc.85
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    Deploy
    active local visual convergence with user review open. Remote publication

  10. 2026-07-21

    The glossary becomes a field ledger

    report-0.2.0-rc.84

    Changed

    The closing glossary is rebuilt as a ruled editorial ledger while preserving every existing term and definition verbatim.

    What we learned

    The report's final practical reference should inherit the research finale's calm hierarchy instead of returning readers to a generic card grid.

    Comes next

    Begin a fresh desktop read, rank at least three broad reader-visible weaknesses, and select only the highest-leverage one.

    Open technical receipt
    Release
    report-0.2.0-rc.84
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    Chromium · desktop + phone + 200% text
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    locally validated. Remote publication remains deferred until the user
    PDF SHA-256
    468496baccc90d07bf1d4ff2250782ada2ab233f57e9bd0b02da338adc2073a4

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