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The Conversation: Paniolo Hana Hou

Paniolo Online Photograph Exhibition
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Hawaiʻi State Archives

The paniolo, or the Hawaiian cowboy, has a storied history in our islands. Today we're reairing recent interviews celebrating their place in our local lore.

  • The Paniolo Preservation Society's Joan Anderson talks about preserving Hawaiʻi's paniolo heritage and the Old Hawaiʻi on Horseback pageant depicting cowboy history from ranching to rodeos | Full Story
  • Kimo Ho'opai Jr., a Big Island cowboy inducted into the Paniolo Hall of Fame, talks about his life and the ranching heritage | Full Story
  • Kolby Moser discusses her new documentary “Hometown Legends” about the lives of Big Island kūpuna and their mastery of Hawaiian traditions and skills | Full Story
  • Kamehameha Schools program director Chad Takasugi and junior class song director Taitea Sunaoka delve into the cowboy theme of the 2023 song contest | Full Story
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Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
Born in Honolulu and raised on Hawaiʻi Island, Russell Subiono has spent the last decade working in local film, television and radio. He was previously the executive producer of The Conversation and host of HPR's This Is Our Hawaiʻi podcast. Contact him at rsubiono@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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