Beyond being the only Hawaiian island with active volcanoes, the Island of Hawai‘i is also home to a legendary paniolo (cowboy) culture that predates mainland America’s Wild West. We spend a day on the ranch with Native Hawaiian cowgirl Kuʻunahenani ‘Nahe’ Keakealani to learn more about horses, aloha ʻāina (love of the land), and the endangered dryland forest.

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