by Paniolo Preservation Society | Jan 14, 2022 | Blog, Featured, Paniolo, Paniolo Hall of Fame
Photo credit Sarah Anderson William J. “Willy” Andrade, Sr. (Paniolo Hall of Fame Class of 2001) is fondly remembered as founder of the Hawai’i Saddle Club, career rancher and fireman, and a friend to all. He grew up in a large paniolo family in Ahualoa and Hanaipoe...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Dec 6, 2021 | Blog, Featured, Legacy, Paniolo, Paniolo Hall of Fame
The Greenwells, a Paniolo Dynasty The history of the paniolo begins not on horseback but at sea, with the ships that brought both cattle and cattlemen to Hawaii’s shores. In 1850, after failed attempts at sheep ranching in Australia, and gold mining in California, one...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Sep 30, 2021 | Blog, Featured, Legacy, Paniolo, Paniolo Hall of Fame
In 1928, Joseph Atherton Richards, Paniolo Hall of Fame Class of 2000, with his partner Ronald von Holt, purchased a large swatch of Kohala ranchlands from Frank Woods, a descendant of John Palmer Parker, and the husband of Eva Parker Woods. Atherton named the verdant...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Aug 31, 2021 | Blog, Featured, Legacy, Paniolo, Paniolo Hall of Fame
The Paniolo Hall of Fame, established by the O‘ahu Cattlemen’s Association in 1999, is an exclusive “club” of men and women who have made outstanding contributions to keeping the paniolo heritage and culture alive. Members are Founders, Ranch Managers or Ranch Hands...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Jul 30, 2021 | Blog, Featured, Legacy, Paniolo
Our paniolo heritage has always included taking care of the land, the livestock, and most importantly our island community. From its earliest beginnings of Parker Ranch, Hawaii’s first, the paniolo and their families were part of one large ‘ohana, lending a hand when...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Feb 2, 2021 | Blog, In Memoriam, Legacy, Paniolo
When we lose a member of our paniolo ‘ohana, we all feel diminished for a time. Last fall, three of our Paniolo Preservation Society Hall of Famer’s rode out for the last time, and although we are saddened to report the loss of three notable men, we are grateful to be...
