Hawaii knows rodeo!
March 31, 2016
The Paniolo Preservation Society seeks to “preserve and promote the heritage of the Hawaiian cowboy.” In 2003, the group commissioned a statue of paniolo Ikua Purdy, who was elected to the National Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1999. (Photo credit: courtesy of Paniolo Preservation Society)
Ever since writing Cowboy Up! Ride the Navajo Rodeo, I’ve been amazed at discovering so many rodeo hotspots I had never imagined.
The 24th Panaewa Stampede Rodeo graced Hawaii’s Big Island in Feburary. The second annual Molokai Ranch Heritage Rodeo is a budding tradition, too.
Someday, we’ll be asking where rodeo is NOT.