Parker Ranch
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Parker Ranch is a working cattle ranch on the Island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaii, now run by a charitable trust.
History
The ranch was founded in 1847 and is one of the oldest ranches in the United States, pre-dating many mainland ranches in Texas and other southwestern states by more than 30 years. The founder of the ranch was John Palmer Parker who assisted Kamehameha I in ridding the island of feral bulls and was granted land on which he established the ranch. From 1899 to 1937 it was managed by Alfred Wellington Carter (1867–1949).
During World War II, part of the ranch was used as a United States Marine Corps training base called Camp Tarawa. The Second and Fifth Marine Divisions conducted training maneuvers there in preparation for the assault of Iwo Jima.
The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, was developed and constructed by Laurance S. Rockefeller, on land purchased from Parker Ranch.[1]
The last owner of the ranch, the actor Richard Smart, died in 1992. Since then the Ranch has been governed by the Parker Ranch Foundation Trust.[2] The trust benefits the North Hawaii Community Hospital, Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Hawaii Community Foundation, and Parker School.[3]
Following a successful grass-fed beef trial on Hawaii Island, Parker Ranch and Ulupono Initiative announced the launch of the Paniolo Cattle Company, a joint venture aimed at statewide local beef production in March 2014. Paniolo Cattle Company began with 1,400 head of cattle to be raised at Parker Ranch. This represented the largest commitment of grass-fed beef by a single ranch in the state and increased the supply of grass-fed steers to theScript error: No such module "Unsubst". market by nearly 35 percent.
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Description
Spread across approximately Script error: No such module "convert". of the island, Parker Ranch is among the nation's largest cattle ranches.[6]
A cowboy on the ranch is called a paniolo (Hawaiian language pronunciation of Template:Langx), since the first cowboys were Spanish-speaking and came from Mexico.[7] The Hawaiian language does not have the "s" sound.
Two of the ranch's historic homes, Puuopelu and Mana Hale, are open for free self guided tours at 66-1304 Mamalahoa Highway about one mile outside of Waimea town. This is also the location of the Corporate Headquarters.[8]
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Family tree
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References
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Further reading
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- Dr. Billy Bergin. Loyal to the Land: The Legendary Parker Ranch, 750–1950. University of Hawai‘i Press. Template:ISBN.
- Dr. Billy Bergin. Loyal to the Land: The Legendary Parker Ranch, 1950–1970. Volume 2: The Senior Stewards. University of Hawai‘i Press. Template:ISBN.
External links
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- Parker Ranch Foundation Trust