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Ranch Riding on Hawaii’s Big Island

by | Oct 24, 2010 | Travel & Preservation

Paniolo culture comes to life on horseback tours of the 1847 Parker Ranch and 1928 Kahua Ranch.
While riding at the 1847 Parker Ranch, the snow-capped Mauna Kea looks absolutely beautiful from afar; on those slopes, Hawaii’s original cowboys risked their lives to collect wild cattle. Cattle have been on the Big Island since 1793, when Capt. George Vancouver gave five black Longhorns to King Kamehameha as a gift. When the c


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