点评:We took a tour of the main Parker Ranch house and the original ranch house that has been moved close-by. The history of the Ranch and what has become of it since the last heir set up a Foundation is long, storied and goes back to Kamehameha's rule.
It is well documented in the main house.
The biography and analysis of Richard Smart's life and final management of the ranch is easily available throughout Waimea, in addition to his artifacts at the main house.
This is perhaps a 90 minute stop that covers the history, personalities and culture of what was once the largest ranch in the US.
Be sure to go to the Paniolo Preservation Society's museum at Parker's old Pukulani Stables, close-by, for a really engaging review of the Paniolos, their cowboy culture and it's successes, both in US rodeo and on the various Hawaiian ranches. It's a sort of Paniolo Hall of Fame and is surprisingly absorbing, even if you're not a cowboy!
翻译:我们参观了帕克牧场的主屋和搬迁到附近的原牧场房屋。牧场的历史悠久,自最后一位继承人设立基金会以来,牧场经历了许多变迁,其历史可以追溯到卡美哈美哈统治时期。
主屋内有详细的记录。
除了主屋内收藏的理查德·斯马特的遗物外,在威美亚各处也很容易找到关于他的生平及其对牧场最后管理的传记和分析。
这次参观大约需要90分钟,涵盖了这座曾经是美国最大牧场的历史、人物和文化。
一定要去附近的帕克旧普库拉尼马厩的帕尼奥洛保护协会博物馆,那里对帕尼奥洛人、他们的牛仔文化以及他们在美国牛仔竞技和夏威夷各个牧场取得的成就进行了引人入胜的介绍。它就像一个牛仔名人堂,即使你不是牛仔,也会被它深深吸引!