by Paniolo Preservation Society | Aug 1, 2022 | 4th of July Rodeo, Events, Featured
Photo courtesy Parker Ranch On a gloriously sunny 4th of July in Waimea, the annual Parker Ranch Rodeo took place, in celebration of the Ranch’s 175th anniversary. This was the 58th running of the races and rodeo, although their history goes back farther. According to...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Jun 24, 2022 | Blog, Featured, Legacy, Paniolo, Paniolo Hall of Fame
Rawhide Ben leading a wild steer at Pohakuloa Mauna Kea Ebenezer “Rawhide Ben” Parker Low (Paniolo Hall of Fame Class of 2005) was born in Honolulu, October 4, 1864, the great grandson of John Palmer Parker I and Kipikane. He was handling cows before he was six,...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Apr 29, 2022 | Blog, Featured, Legacy, Paniolo Hall of Fame
Paniolo Hall of Fame Class of 2015 In 1832, Godfrey Kainoa’s great-great-grandfather was one of the three original paniolo who came to Hawai‘i Island at the request of King Kamehameha III. His name was Ramon Baesa. He married Mary Kainoa Kupuna from Pololū and lived...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Apr 4, 2022 | Blog, Featured, Legacy, Paniolo Heritage Center, Pukalani Stables
Paniolo Museum By Dr. Billy Bergin You are reading Part 3 of a 4-part story series. Read Part 1 | Read Part 2 Once PPS had the stables under lease, many of the improvements were initiated at the advice of Dr. Tom Woods. Of course, some basic structural conditions...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Mar 3, 2022 | Blog, Featured, Legacy, Paniolo, Pukalani Stables
Alex Bell & Rally Greenwell – 1944 By Dr. Billy Bergin You are reading Part 2 of a 4-part story series. Read Part 1 here. Richard Penhallow, upon succeeding the stoic Hartwell Carter as manager, took a very different direction, wanting to “open the gates of...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Feb 1, 2022 | About Us, Blog, Featured, Legacy, Paniolo Heritage Center, Pukalani Stables
Pukalani Stallion Stables – 1920 By Dr. Billy Bergin In old Waimea, a conglomerate of small hamlets made up the community that eventually became Kamuela. Pu‘uloa was the name of the kauhale (village) where W. M. Keck Center for Astronomy now stands. Makahikilua...
by Paniolo Preservation Society | Jan 28, 2022 | Blog, Featured, Legacy, Paniolo, Paniolo Hall of Fame
An optimist by nature Harry Martens von Holt II was born in North Kohala in 1948. Named after his paternal grandfather, he grew up on Kahua Ranch, working side by side with Hawaiian cowboys who adapted his name from Harry von Holt to “Hale Pono Holo,” and the nickname...
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 | Oct 26, 2021 | Blog, Featured, Legacy, Paniolo Hall of Fame
Matsu and Ichiru Yamaguchi Two members of Waimea’s Yamaguchi family, father and son, have joined the roster of the Paniolo Hall of Fame. Matsuichi Yamaguchi (Class of 2013) was Parker Ranch’s very first Paniolo Kepani (Japanese cowboy), and his son Jiro (Class of...
