▁travel led ▁from ▁T ah iti ▁on ▁the ▁sch oon er ▁Mer ma id ▁to ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁Islands , ▁known ▁then ▁as ▁the ▁Sand wich ▁Islands . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁voyage , ▁another ▁small ▁sch oon er ▁called ▁Prince ▁Reg ent , ▁out f itted ▁with ▁six ▁can n ons , ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁King ▁K ame h ame ha ▁II . ▁The ▁party ▁arrived ▁in ▁Hon ol ulu ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁ 1 8 2 2 . ▁Although ▁the ▁plan ▁had ▁been ▁to ▁also ▁visit ▁the ▁Mar ques as ▁Islands , ▁it ▁returned ▁to ▁T ah iti ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁ 1 8 2 2 . ▁ ▁Ell is ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁stay ▁and ▁he ▁arranged ▁for ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁Hawai i , ▁where ▁they ▁arrived ▁on ▁the ▁Active ▁on ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 1 8 2 3 . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁Ell is ▁joined ▁the ▁American ▁Mission aries ▁As a ▁Th ur ston , ▁Ar tem as ▁Bishop , ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Good rich ▁on ▁a ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Hawai i , ▁to ▁investigate ▁suitable ▁sites ▁for ▁mission ▁stations . ▁On ▁the ▁way ▁he ▁stopped ▁at ▁Mau i ▁and ▁met ▁and ▁bapt ized ▁Queen ▁Ke ō p ū ol ani . ▁Their ▁first ▁stop ▁was ▁K ail ua - K ona , ▁where ▁they ▁met ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁Ku ak ini , ▁who ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁John ▁Adams . ▁ ▁Ell is ▁and ▁his ▁party ▁visited