▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Hawai i , ▁he ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Nob les . ▁Ha ʻ al ilio ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Hawai ian ▁Historical ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁diplom at ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom , ▁en voy ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁France ▁and ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁Rich ards ▁would ▁assist ▁him ▁as ▁ad visor ▁and ▁transl ator . ▁In ▁May ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁a ▁tre as ury ▁board , ▁along ▁with ▁John ▁Papa ▁ ʻ Ī ʻ ī ▁and ▁Ger rit ▁P . ▁Jud d . ▁ ▁Ha ʻ al ilio ▁and ▁Rich ards ▁left ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁for ▁their ▁diplom atic ▁mission . ▁Instead ▁of ▁sail ing ▁via ▁Cape ▁Horn , ▁they ▁went ▁through ▁Mexico ▁and ▁over ▁land . ▁They ▁took ▁a ▁ste amer ▁to ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁December ▁ 5 . ▁After ▁a ▁week ▁waiting ▁to ▁see ▁Daniel ▁Web ster ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State , ▁they ▁had ▁their ▁appointment ▁on ▁December ▁ 7 . ▁By ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁they ▁had ▁ver bal ▁ass urance ▁of ▁U . S . ▁recognition , ▁but ▁no ▁formal ▁treat y . ▁While ▁in ▁Washington , ▁he ▁became ▁quite ▁the ▁celebr ity