by Paniolo Preservation Society | Jun 4, 2021 | Blog, Featured
Visitors to Parker Ranch Center in Waimea are greeted with a series of expansive murals by Hawai’i Island Artist Marcia Ray. Commissioned in the late 1990’s, these works portray ranch life and paniolo culture in a unique and colorful way, backed by Marcia’s dedicated...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Apr 30, 2021 | Blog, Events, Featured, Lei Day
Almost 100 years ago, writer Don Blanding had an idea that he thought was good enough to share with his bosses, editors of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. “So, the bright idea that I presented was, “Why not have a Lei Day?” Let everyone wear a lei and give a lei. Let it...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Mar 30, 2021 | Blog, Featured, Legacy, Paʻu Riders
A beautiful tradition rides on! Hawaiʻi’s people fell in love with the horse as soon as the first one arrived in 1803, quickly learning to ride astride, and enjoy the thrill flying across land, almost as fast as their seafaring friends in canoes. Women protected their...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Nov 9, 2020 | Community, Featured, Legacy
Imiola Congregational Church – photo courtesy Historic Hawaii Foundation It’s November, the season of thanksgiving and a time to reflect on the many blessings we share, including the beauty that is Waimea and the many inspired, generous, and determined people...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Oct 7, 2020 | Blog, Featured, Legacy, Parker Ranch Dairy
Dairy boys, working under highly sanitary conditions, proudly show their working apparel, with hands folded neatly behind the aprons. Left to right: Shigeo Yagi, Yoshiharu Goya, Shigeo Kuba, Niroku Dochin, Morito Ota, and Ichiro Yamaguchi. (A.W. Carter Collection)...
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...
