2026 Paniolo Hall of Fame members announced

The Paniolo Hall of Fame announced the induction of nine new members of the Paniolo Hall of Fame. The honorees will be recognized at a banquet and ceremony during the Hawaiʻi Cattlemen’s Council Annual Convention at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. 

More than 350 family members and friends have signed up to attend and welcome the 2026 class, shattering the previous banquet record of 250 attendees.

The 2026 inductees include:

• Manuel “Mac” Harding Andrade Sr.
  • 1945
  • Andrade Family Ranch/Andrade Cattle Operation, Kalaheo, Kaua’i
• Mark Phillip Conley
  • 1957–2025
  • Ponoholo Ranch, Hawaiʻi
• Jerry Yukio Egami
  • 1949
  • Egami Ranch, Daleico Ranch, Puʻuwaʻawaʻa Ranch, Hawaiʻi
• Gordon Kepano Kalaniopio
  • 1960
  • Hāna Ranch Maui, Parker Ranch, Hawaiʻi
• John Kawananakoa Lindsey
  • 1873–1947
  • Parker Ranch, Hawaiʻi
• Sally H. Rice
  • 1935
  • Kahuku Ranch, Waiono Meadows, FR Quarterhorse Ranch, Hawaiʻi
• Earl Wayne Spence
  • 1947–2024
  • Kukaʻiau Ranch, Parker Ranch, Kahuku Ranch, Hawaiʻi
• William T. White III
  • 1940
  • Hale Kea Farms, Hawaiʻi
• George “Keoki” Gerard Wood
  • 1960
  • A Lazy B Ranch, SC Ranch, Parker Ranch, Hawaiʻi

The members of the Paniolo Hall of Fame are among the generations of Hawaiʻi cowboys who have stood out in their contributions to cattle ranching throughout all the islands.  While the cattle industry is still very much alive and well in Hawaiʻi today, the paniolo have become a legendary and celebrated part of Hawaiʻi’s present-day culture. 

Now in its 27^th year, the Paniolo Hall of Fame has 184 members, both living and deceased, including the 2026 inductees. All the islands are represented among its members.  

Members are selected through a nomination process.  The Paniolo Hall of Fame distributes the criteria and nomination forms every two years.  Anyone may request and submit a nomination form.  

The Paniolo Hall of Fame presently consists of photo portraits, short biographies and oral history interviews.  The Paniolo Hall of Fame is on permanent display at the Paniolo Preservation Society’s museum at Pukalani Stables, Waimea, Hawaiʻi.

Hawaiʻi’s surviving paniolo are part of a long and colorful chapter in Hawaiʻi’s history that should be preserved. The Paniolo Hall of Fame Oral History project presently consists of 78 completed interviews with living members of the Paniolo Hall of Fame. The objective of the interview project is to capture and record the life stories of as many paniolo as possible, before they are lost to future generations.  Contributions from businesses, individuals and foundations make this project possible.

The Paniolo Hall of Fame is grateful for the cooperation of the many paniolo scattered throughout these islands, their families, and the many sponsors big and small, who have made the Paniolo Hall of Fame possible.

For more information on each of this year’s inductees, visit the Paniolo Hall of Fame website https://www.hicattle.org/paniolo-hall-of-fame