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Godfrey “Jingles” Kainoa

Godfrey “Jingles” Kainoa

by Paniolo Preservation Society | Apr 29, 2022 | Blog, 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...
History of Pukalani Stables – Part 3

History of Pukalani Stables – Part 3

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...
History of Pukalani Stables – Part 2

History of Pukalani Stables – Part 2

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...
History of Pukalani Stables – Part I

History of Pukalani Stables – Part I

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...
“Pono Holo”

“Pono Holo”

by Paniolo Preservation Society | Jan 28, 2022 | Blog, 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...
Ranching Has Been a Good Life

Ranching Has Been a Good Life

by Paniolo Preservation Society | Jan 14, 2022 | Blog, 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...
The Greenwells, a Paniolo Dynasty

The Greenwells, a Paniolo Dynasty

by Paniolo Preservation Society | Dec 6, 2021 | Blog, 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...
ʻOhana Yamaguchi, a Paniolo Legacy

ʻOhana Yamaguchi, a Paniolo Legacy

by Paniolo Preservation Society | Oct 26, 2021 | Blog, 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...
Paniolo Hall of Fame: Monty Richards

Paniolo Hall of Fame: Monty Richards

by Paniolo Preservation Society | Sep 30, 2021 | Blog, 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...
Best of the Best

Best of the Best

by Paniolo Preservation Society | Aug 31, 2021 | Blog, 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...
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