Parker Ranch

Parker Ranch
Parker Ranch grazing lands.

Parker Ranch is a working cattle ranch on the Island of Hawaii in the state of Hawaii, now run by a charitable trust.

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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. Spreading across approximately 135,000 acres (55,000 ha) of the island, Parker Ranch is also among the nation’s largest cattle ranches.[1]

A cowboy on the ranch is called a paniolo (Hawaiian language pronunciation of Spanish: Espanol), since the first cowboys were Spanish-speaking and came from California. The Hawaiian language does not have the "s" sound.

During World War II, part of the ranch was used as a United States Marine Corps training base called Camp Tarawa. The Fifth Marine Division conducted training maneuvers there in preparation for the assault of Iwo Jima.

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). The last owner of the ranch, the actor Richard Smart, died in 1992, after which the Ranch was governed by the Parker Ranch Foundation Trust.

Two of the ranch's historic homes, Puuopelu and Mana Hale, are open for tours. A visitors center is located at the Parker Ranch shopping center, 67-1435 Mamalahoa Highway.[2]

The ranch headquarters and a racetrack are located off the Hawaii Belt Road at coordinates 20°0′34″N 155°40′17″W / 20.00944°N 155.67139°W / 20.00944; -155.67139Coordinates: 20°0′34″N 155°40′17″W / 20.00944°N 155.67139°W / 20.00944; -155.67139.[3]

Family tree

 
 
 
John Palmer Parker
(1790–1868)
 
Kipikane
(1800–1860)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Palmer Parker II
(1827–1891)
 
Ebenezer Parker
(1829-1855)
 
Kilia Nahoalani
 
Mary Ann Kaulalani
(1819–1859)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mary Parker Woods
(1851–1909)
 
Harriet Panana Napela
(1852–1901)
 
Samuel Parker
(1853-1920)
 
Abigail Campbell
(1858–1908)
 
Others
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
James Frank Woods
(1872–1930)
 
Eva K. Parker
(1874–1922)
 
John Palmer Parker III
(1875–1894)
 
Elizabeth Jane Lanakila Dowsett
(1872–1943)
 
Others
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Others
 
Henry Gaillard Smart
 
Annie Thelma Parker
(1894–1914)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Richard Smart
(1913–1992)

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