Paniolo Memorial Ride
NOTE: PARADE DAY SATURDAY SEPT 21, 2024
WAIMEA PARK, HAWAI’I ISLAND
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PANIOLO MEMORIAL BANNERS:
Banners will be 18” wide by 24” high (18” x 24”)
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AFIOH will provide you with PVC (light) plastic pole 8–feet high for your banner to be lashed/zip tied on. Poles must be returned after the parade.
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Paniolo Memorial Ride
This ride was created to honor our ranching paniolo from our community who passed away. As a means to honor the memory of a loved one and bring together our paniolo community, this ride serves as a tribute to remember family members, genealogy, lineage, history, legacy, and ohana practice.
Eligibility:
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Honorees can be any paniolo – cowboy, rancher, families that have or live the ranching lifestyle.
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Honoree can be male or female, grandpa and grandma
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Honoree must be decease
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Honoree must be from or have ranched in Waimea, Hamakua, Kohala, North Kona regions.
Representatives:
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Representatives must be a lineal descendant of the honoree or riding for an uncle or aunt due to them not having descendants.
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Representatives can ride on an automobile, golf cart, UTV, ATV, horse or on foot.
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This is a one (1) or two (2) person ride. 1 person if on horseback, must ride with banner, page style. 2 person if operating a mobile vehicle, 1 person driving, 1 passenger holding the banner.
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This is not a whole family affair, but if you want to, you are welcome to enter a float, equestrian, or walking unit to enter the whole family.
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Banners:
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Banners must be made 18x24in (recommended they be vinyl or outdoor canvas). Banners must have holes (grommets preferably) as they will be attached to a PVC pipe pole.
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AFIOH will supply the 8ft PVC pipe holder for you to zip tie your banner to.
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All 8ft PVC pipe holders must be returned to AFIOH after the parade to be used for next year’s ride.
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Decorations are allowed but keep in mind that this is about the honoree. Simple is best, so that people are looking at the honoree’s picture.
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Lei draped on the photo is allowed.
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