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MEDIA RELEASE The 6th annual Hawaii Island Humane Society Hawaii Horse Expo will be held August 10 and 11 at the Paniolo Heritage Center at Pukalani Stables in Waimea. Proceeds from the annual event benefit the HIHS Horse Rescue Fund and the Paniolo Preservation Society. A dozen experts from Hawaii and across the U.S. mainland […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Paniolo Heritage Center at Pukalani Stables on Parker Ranch provides the stage for a two- day Paniolo Artisan Showcase on Friday, Sept. 28 and Saturday, Sept. 29. The event showcases the state’s leading saddle makers, rawhide braiders and leather crafters. The first Paniolo Artisan Showcase, held in September, 2009 at the Kahilu […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff There was only one place to truly horse around last weekend: the 2012 Hawaii Horse Expo in Waimea. Held Saturday, Aug. 11 and Sunday, Aug. 12 at the Paniolo Heritage Center at Pukalani Stables, this fifth annual event offered numerous presentations and demonstrations by world-class experts in equine care. Topics included Yoga […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The 5th annual Hawaii Island Humane Society’s Hawaii Horse Expo is Aug. 11-12. The event will be co-hosted by Paniolo Preservation Society at the Paniolo Heritage Center at Pukalani Stables in Waimea. Proceeds from the annual event will benefit the HIHS Horse Rescue and Paniolo Preservation Society. Pukalani Stables allows for three Expo […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Olelo Kanaka – Hawaii’s native language – was and continues to be the “working language” of paniolo on Hawaii ranches, but not all paniolo are native Hawaiian. In fact, paniolo come from every ethnic group and every possible combination thereof. Among those who have distinguished themselves are cowboys of Japanese ancestry, and surnames […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Island residents and visitors are invited to Waimea’s 100+-year-old Pukalani Stables for a new, free, after-dark series of Paniolo Talk Story evenings, a “mauka” version of Danny Kaniela Akaka’s “Twilight at Kalahuipua’a” gatherings at Mauna Lani Bay Resort. Paniolo Preservation Society hosts these events to perpetuate Hawaii’s Hawaiian ranching traditions and to […]

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The dedication ceremony was held on Saturday (June 25) with a traditional blessing and was open with exhibits, food and music at Pukalani Stables.

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MEDIA RELEASE The rare opportunity to see how paniolo history is being recovered at an authentic Hawaii Island archaeological “dig” could be yours if you are the winning bidder at the Paniolo Preservation Society’s silent auction during its 4-7 p.m., Saturday, June 25 community Open House and blessing of its new Paniolo Heritage Center at […]

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