The crew of the Tonquin, upon entering Honolulu, is greeted by Francisco de Paula Marín and Isaac Davis.

Marín acts as an interpreter in negotiations with Kamehameha I and Kalanimoku, a prominent Hawaiian government official.

Besides his work in discussion between the Hawaiian Monarch and the PFC officers, Marín also acts as the pilot to guide the ship into port, for which he receives five Spanish dollars.

Twenty-four Hawaiian kanakas are recruited for three years service, half in the fur venture and the other half as laborers on the Tonquin.

One of the Hawaiians, Naukane, is appointed by Kamehameha I to oversee the interests of these laborers.

Naukane will be given the name John Coxe while on the Tonquin and will later join the North West Company.

The Tonquin and its crew leave the Hawaiian Kingdom on March 1 1811.