by Paniolo Preservation Society | Feb 26, 2024 | Featured, Legacy
In 1998, a hui of like-minded folks wrangled up a plan based on a bold idea: to honor the history and cultural heritage of Hawai‘i’s paniolo. Founding President Dr. Billy Bergin along with Leslie Agorastos, Peter Baldwin, Patricia C. Bergin, Carl Carlson, Donn...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Dec 6, 2023 | Blog, Featured, Music
Photo: Gabby “Pops” Pahinui While you read, listen to a great slack key album by Palm Records in Waimea. When the vaqueros came to Hawaiʻi Island to help control the wild pīpī, they brought their music along. Up in the cool hills of Waimea, the Spanish and...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Oct 10, 2023 | Featured, Legacy, Paniolo
The Paniolo Preservation Society, like everyone, has been deeply saddened by the Maui wildfires, and we are sending aloha, prayers, and whatever support we can. With Maui in mind, we thought it might be a good time to pay tribute to their paniolo community, our...
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 | Aug 9, 2023 | Featured, Legacy, Paniolo, Paniolo Hall of Fame
On November 19, the Paniolo Hall of Fame welcomed nine new inductees in the Class of 2022, two from Moloka‘i, three from Maui and four from Hawai‘i Island. Moloka‘i From Moloka‘i, the Dudoit ‘ohana is well represented by Morrency “Porky” Duke Keali‘ikanakaole Dudoit,...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | May 5, 2023 | Blog, Featured, Legacy, Women in Ranching
For most of the 20th Century, Anna Lindsey Perry-Fiske reigned as one of Waimea’s most esteemed residents. A remarkable woman with a small stature and very large heart, Anna was a true paniola who could pull on her boots to ride, rope, brand, and even slaughter cattle...
