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How Three Hawaiian Cowboys Won the Wild West

There are many things Hawaii is known for: pineapples, sandy beaches, Duke Kahanamoku and surfing, to name a few. Oh, and cowboys. You heard us correctly. Cowboys, or paniolo in Hawaiian. Few realize that long before cowboys made their way across the Wild West, paniolo were wrangling wild cattle—known for their often-deadly combination of aggression […]