▁as ▁the ▁first ▁distinguished ▁man ▁of ▁color ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁capital . ▁An ▁incident ▁occurred ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁steam bo at ▁Glo be , ▁in ▁which ▁Ha ʻ al ilio ▁was ▁mistaken ▁for ▁Rich ards ' ▁slave . ▁They ▁tried ▁purch asing ▁two ▁tick ets ▁for ▁breakfast ▁but ▁instead ▁were ▁given ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half , ▁one ▁for ▁Rich ards ▁and ▁the ▁half ▁for ▁his ▁servant . ▁Even ▁after ▁Rich ards ▁explained ▁to ▁the ▁captain ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁Ha ʻ al ilio ' s ▁servant ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁amb assador ▁from ▁the ▁" K ing ▁of ▁the ▁Sand wich ▁Islands " ▁to ▁the ▁President , ▁the ▁captain ▁refused ▁to ▁allow ▁any ▁" color ed ▁man " ▁to ▁sit ▁at ▁the ▁table . ▁They ▁next ▁sa iled ▁to ▁England . ▁ ▁In ▁London ▁they ▁met ▁up ▁with ▁Sir ▁George ▁Sim pson ▁of ▁the ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company ▁and ▁requested ▁a ▁visit ▁with ▁Lord ▁Aber de en ▁who ▁was ▁British ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs . ▁February ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁Rich ards , ▁Sir ▁George ▁Sim pson ▁and ▁Ha ʻ al ilio ▁visited ▁King ▁Leopold ▁I ▁of ▁Belg ium . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁they ▁met ▁François ▁Gu iz ot ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁French ▁Foreign ▁Minister . ▁Both ▁verb ally ▁accepted ▁Hawai ian ▁independence , ▁and ▁so ▁did ▁Lord ▁Aber de en ▁on ▁another ▁visit ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 5 . ▁Conf ident ▁in ▁their ▁success , ▁Sir ▁George