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...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Sep 9, 2019 | Events, Old Hawaiʻi on Horseback
We are so pleased to have this Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 be formally declared “Na Wahine Holo Lio Old Hawai’i On Horseback Day!” The event – a stunning pageant with more than 100 beautifully costumed riders on horseback — will formally salute and thank the...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Aug 30, 2019 | Events, Featured, Old Hawaiʻi on Horseback, Paʻu Riders, Women in Ranching
At this year’s Old Hawaii on Horseback, we honor Barbara Kamilipua Nobriga of Mahealani Ranch, one of only six women in the Paniolo Hall of Fame. Rumor is, Barbara is one of the few women in Hawaiʻi that still prefers shoeing her own horse! As owner and...
