 Because of this, he suggested the village of Kaʻawaloa at the north end of Kealakekua Bay as one of the first sites for a church.Later on the tour, after a long journey to the volcano Kīlauea with little food, Ellis eagerly ate the wild berries they found growing there.The berries of the ʻŌhelo "(Vaccinium reticulatum)" plant were considered sacred to the goddess Pele, who lived in the volcano according to Hawaiian mythology.