by Paniolo Preservation Society | Dec 15, 2020 | Blog, Events, Featured, Legacy, The Twilight Parade
Photo courtesy Ethan Tweedie The Holiday Season is such a special time in Waimea; it’s hard to imagine that it wasn’t always that way. Christmas actually came to Hawai‘i with the early missionaries in the 1800’s, who observed the religious occasion quietly. Almost 100...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Aug 12, 2020 | Non-Gala
Your Kōkua is Needed! In the past, we’ve held an annual gala for our fundraising efforts. This year, it’s just not possible, but we still need your help to keep Paniolo Preservation Society alive and moving forward. This year, we’re going to have a...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Aug 5, 2020 | Events, Legacy, Paniolo
The triumphant true story of the native Hawaiian cowboys who crossed the Pacific to shock America at the 1908 world rodeo championships Oregon Book Award winner * An NPR Best Book of the Year * Pacific Northwest Book Award finalist * A Reading the West Book Awards...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Jul 27, 2020 | Events, Featured, Ikua Purdy Statue, Legacy, Paniolo
A long time ago, at a rodeo far, far away, three Hawaiian paniolo thrilled the fans in Cheyenne, Wyoming with spectacular wins. It was 1908, and Eben Low, great grandson of John Parker I, sent Archie Ka’au’a, Jack Low and Ikua Purdy to the Frontier Days...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Nov 4, 2019 | Events, Featured, Legacy, Paniolo Hall of Fame, Paniolo Hall of Fame Luncheon
Continuing the Legacy Your Paniolo Preservation Society is an active, thriving community of Hawai‘i’s farming and ranching families, friends and supporters. We’re honored to work with other livestock organizations, like the Hawai‘i Cattlemen’s Council (HCC), and the...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Sep 26, 2019 | Blog, Events, Featured, Legacy, Old Hawaiʻi on Horseback, Paʻu Riders
We could not have asked for a more picturesque day for the Old Hawaii on Horseback: Nā Wahine Holo Lio, pageant! Held on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at the Waikiʻi Polo Field, the day dawned with crystal clear blue skies and puffy white clouds which provided a...
