by Paniolo Preservation Society | May 10, 2024 | Events, Featured, Western Week
Honoka’a Western Week fun! (photo credit Sarah Anderson) PPS takes seriously its kuleana to preserve and celebrate the paniolo culture and history, but from time to time, the celebration is serious fun. For example, if strangers ride into Honoka‘a from May 18 to...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Sep 7, 2023 | Events, Featured, Legacy, Old Hawaiʻi on Horseback
Tickets available on Eventbrite now!Tickets will also be available at the event, at the gate PPS is proud to present everybody’s favorite paniolo pageant after a four-year pandemic pause, and we can’t wait to share it with everyone. Old Hawai’i on...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Jul 11, 2023 | Blog, Events, Featured, Old Hawaiʻi on Horseback
The green pastures of Waiki‘i Ranch may look like a flash from the past on September 16th, as Old Hawai‘i on Horseback makes a grand re-entry. Here, horses help tell the story of Hawaii’s history, from the first mare and colt to set hooves on island soil, to the...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Apr 12, 2023 | Blog, Events, Legacy, Music
This year Kamehameha Schools Kapālama celebrated their 103rd annual Song Contest. The theme for this year was Nā Mele Paniolo, a rich and unique heritage that goes back nearly 200 years. Countless mele have been written about the paniolo, bringing out the proud...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Nov 17, 2022 | Events, Lei Papale Contest
“Hanohano Na Lei Paniolo” September 3, 2022 On a cool Waimea morning, forty-two meticulously hand-crafted lei were presented at the Parker Ranch rodeo grounds for participation in a unique lei papale contest to benefit the children of Parker Ranch...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Sep 22, 2022 | Events, Legacy, Paniolo Heritage Center, Pukalani Stables
By Dr. Billy Bergin Paniolo Preservation Society is pleased to announce that its upcoming fundraiser on October 29th will support reconstruction of the Parker Ranch historic blacksmith shop and establish an education and research center to be housed at the facility....