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Sharing some memories

There are a lot of memories in Kapāpalaʻs 163 years.  Here are some of the more recent ones.


Weʻd also love to hear yours.  You can share them here.  You can choose whether they are just to be shared with the Kapāpala Family or if you choose to give us permission to share them.

Kapāpala Ranchʻs Paniolo Hall of Fame Members

Gordon Cran

Lani Cran Petrie

Lani Cran Petrie

Year Inducted: 2002

S.C. Ranch | Hawai'i, Mokulēʻia Ranch | O'ahu, Kapapala Ranch | Hawai'i

After starting his career at Shipman Ranch in 1945 and working at ranches around the Big Island and Oahu, he found his biggest challenge was still ahead of him, when he established his own family cattle operation, Kapapala Ranch, on 30,000 acres in Ka’u in 1977.

https://www.hicattle.org/paniolo-hall-of-fame/inductees/j-gordon-cran

Lani Cran Petrie

Lani Cran Petrie

Lani Cran Petrie

Year Inducted: 2015

Mokulēʻia Ranch | O'ahu, Kapapala Ranch | Hawai'i

She and her new family moved back to Kapapala Ranch in 1985. There, in the early 90’s, she organized the Hawaiʻi Cattle Producer’s Cooperative Transportation Division to assist ranchers transporting cattle to West Coast ports.

https://www.hicattle.org/paniolo-hall-of-fame/inductees/lani-cran-petrie

Enjoy some music & videos.

Song: Kapāpala

Kamehameha School Song Contest.  Class of 2008 as Sophmores.

Working Cattle at Ohaikea Corral

Gathering and Branding at Ohaikea Corral. 2020.  Video Link here.

Medley: Ho'oheno Ka'ū/ Kapāpala

A beautiful rendition of Kapāpala from Kuʻuipo Kumukahi

Song:Trails of Kapāpala

Song:Trails of Kapāpala

This song tells of Gordon Cran . As a young man in the 1950s,  Gordon worked on the ranch then moved on, but returned and acquired the lease for Kapāpala Ranch in 1975 and made it a home for his family who still operate the ranch.  Song credit: D.Fergerstrom

Song: Tall Tales

Song:Trails of Kapāpala

Overview of Kapāpala

A song called Tall Tales that is not a Tall Tale at all but reminiscent of days when lots of wild cattle roamed the ranch and forests.

Overview of Kapāpala

Song:Trails of Kapāpala

Overview of Kapāpala

A bit dated, but here is a fun overview of Kapāpala Ranch.

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