by Paniolo Preservation Society | Jun 24, 2022 | Blog, Featured, Legacy, Paniolo, Paniolo Hall of Fame
Rawhide Ben leading a wild steer at Pohakuloa Mauna Kea Ebenezer “Rawhide Ben” Parker Low (Paniolo Hall of Fame Class of 2005) was born in Honolulu, October 4, 1864, the great grandson of John Palmer Parker I and Kipikane. He was handling cows before he was six,...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Apr 29, 2022 | Blog, Featured, Legacy, Paniolo Hall of Fame
Paniolo Hall of Fame Class of 2015 In 1832, Godfrey Kainoa’s great-great-grandfather was one of the three original paniolo who came to Hawai‘i Island at the request of King Kamehameha III. His name was Ramon Baesa. He married Mary Kainoa Kupuna from Pololū and lived...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Apr 4, 2022 | Blog, Featured, Legacy, Paniolo Heritage Center, Pukalani Stables
Paniolo Museum By Dr. Billy Bergin You are reading Part 3 of a 4-part story series. Read Part 1 | Read Part 2 Once PPS had the stables under lease, many of the improvements were initiated at the advice of Dr. Tom Woods. Of course, some basic structural conditions...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Mar 3, 2022 | Blog, Featured, Legacy, Paniolo, Pukalani Stables
Alex Bell & Rally Greenwell – 1944 By Dr. Billy Bergin You are reading Part 2 of a 4-part story series. Read Part 1 here. Richard Penhallow, upon succeeding the stoic Hartwell Carter as manager, took a very different direction, wanting to “open the gates of...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Feb 1, 2022 | About Us, Blog, Featured, Legacy, Paniolo Heritage Center, Pukalani Stables
Pukalani Stallion Stables – 1920 By Dr. Billy Bergin In old Waimea, a conglomerate of small hamlets made up the community that eventually became Kamuela. Pu‘uloa was the name of the kauhale (village) where W. M. Keck Center for Astronomy now stands. Makahikilua...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Jan 28, 2022 | Blog, Featured, Legacy, Paniolo, Paniolo Hall of Fame
An optimist by nature Harry Martens von Holt II was born in North Kohala in 1948. Named after his paternal grandfather, he grew up on Kahua Ranch, working side by side with Hawaiian cowboys who adapted his name from Harry von Holt to “Hale Pono Holo,” and the nickname...
