by Paniolo Preservation Society | Nov 9, 2020 | Community, 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, 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 | 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, 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 | Jun 30, 2020 | Legacy, Paniolo
Archie Kaʻauʻa – Photo by Archie Kaʻauʻa, Jr. Your Paniolo Preservation Society stands up for cowboys and cowgirls from around the world, sharing our common values of hard work, team work and trust, a responsibility for family, and love of the land. Looking back...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | May 26, 2020 | Hard Times, Legacy
Cartoon of Rally Greenwell, General Manager – Parker Ranch These are challenging days for our island and state, no doubt about it. The pandemic has impacted us in ways large and small, and will continue to do so for some time. But, we’re also seeing the...
