THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 164 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 S.D. 1 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION requesting the Department of agriculture to adopt rules authorizing rodeos on lands zoned for agricultural use.
THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 164
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII
THE SENATE
S.C.R. NO.
164
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII
SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
requesting the Department of agriculture to adopt rules authorizing rodeos on lands zoned for agricultural use.
WHEREAS, the State possesses a rich ranching history and cowboy culture preceding that of the American West; and WHEREAS, in 1793, Captain James Vancouver presented Kamehameha I with six cows and a bull on which Kamehameha I imposed a kapu to prevent the cattle from being hunted or killed; and WHEREAS, over time, the herd flourished and turned feral, becoming a nuisance and danger to Native Hawaiians as the herd would rampage through villages and destroy crops, eat thatch off the roofs of houses, and occasionally hurt or kill people; and WHEREAS, in 1832, Kamehameha III sent one of his chiefs to Alta California to enlist cowboys who could teach his people how to work cattle; and WHEREAS, the chief returned with three vaqueros who taught aspiring Native Hawaiian cowboys to rope, slaughter, and breed cattle; cure hides; construct fences and paddocks; and ride horses; and WHEREAS, Native Hawaiians took quickly to the skills and techniques that the vaqueros introduced, iterated on these skills and techniques, and developed a distinct Hawaiian cowboy culture; and WHEREAS, Hawaiian cowboys, known as paniolo, crafted their saddles and gear in a style unique to them, created their own genre of music accompanied by the guitar and ukulele, and also developed a singular Hawaiian style of open-tuning for the guitar called kihoalu, or slack key; and WHEREAS, in 1908, three paniolo, Ikua Purdy, Archi Kaaua, and Jack Low, traveled to Cheyenne, Wyoming, to compete in the biggest rodeo at the time: Frontier Days; and WHEREAS, the three paniolo emerged victorious over many of America's best cowboys, shocking the American public; and WHEREAS, when the three paniolo returned to Hawaii, they were hailed as heroes with poetry and hula being composed in their honor; and WHEREAS, authorizing rodeos on lands zoned for agricultural use would honor the State's rich ranching history and paniolo culture; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Agriculture is requested to adopt rules authorizing rodeos on lands zoned for agricultural use; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture. Report Title: DOA; Land Use; Rules; Rodeos
WHEREAS, the State possesses a rich ranching history and cowboy culture preceding that of the American West; and
WHEREAS, in 1793, Captain James Vancouver presented Kamehameha I with six cows and a bull on which Kamehameha I imposed a kapu to prevent the cattle from being hunted or killed; and
WHEREAS, over time, the herd flourished and turned feral, becoming a nuisance and danger to Native Hawaiians as the herd would rampage through villages and destroy crops, eat thatch off the roofs of houses, and occasionally hurt or kill people; and
WHEREAS, in 1832, Kamehameha III sent one of his chiefs to Alta California to enlist cowboys who could teach his people how to work cattle; and
WHEREAS, the chief returned with three vaqueros who taught aspiring Native Hawaiian cowboys to rope, slaughter, and breed cattle; cure hides; construct fences and paddocks; and ride horses; and
WHEREAS, Native Hawaiians took quickly to the skills and techniques that the vaqueros introduced, iterated on these skills and techniques, and developed a distinct Hawaiian cowboy culture; and
WHEREAS, Hawaiian cowboys, known as paniolo, crafted their saddles and gear in a style unique to them, created their own genre of music accompanied by the guitar and ukulele, and also developed a singular Hawaiian style of open-tuning for the guitar called kihoalu, or slack key; and
WHEREAS, in 1908, three paniolo, Ikua Purdy, Archi Kaaua, and Jack Low, traveled to Cheyenne, Wyoming, to compete in the biggest rodeo at the time: Frontier Days; and
WHEREAS, the three paniolo emerged victorious over many of America's best cowboys, shocking the American public; and
WHEREAS, when the three paniolo returned to Hawaii, they were hailed as heroes with poetry and hula being composed in their honor; and
WHEREAS, authorizing rodeos on lands zoned for agricultural use would honor the State's rich ranching history and paniolo culture; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Agriculture is requested to adopt rules authorizing rodeos on lands zoned for agricultural use; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture.
Report Title:
DOA; Land Use; Rules; Rodeos