Na'alapa Stables - Kahua Ranch

Hawaii's Big Island Horseback Riding Vacation

Experience three different horseback riding adventures at Kahua Ranch, Parker Ranch, and Waipio Valley, the Valley of the Kings, on this Hawaiis Big Island Self Drive Equestrian Vacation exclusive to EquitrekkingTravel.com. Also enjoy nights at a resort on the stunning Kohala Coast. This trip is perfect for equestrians and their non-riding companions. Book this Big Island equestrian vacation at

Paniolo Adventures - The Grove

Experience Open Range Horseback Riding in the unspoiled upcountry Hawai'i at the Ponoholo Ranch on historic Kohala Mountain. This 11,000 acre working cattle ranch, stretching from the rain forest to the ocean, offers the most spectacular scenery on the Big Island.

Awe inspiring views of the Kona and Kohala coastline, Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, Hualalai Volcanoes on the Big Island and Haleakala Volcano on Maui.

Horseback Riding on the Big Island

Paniolo Adventures on Ponoholo Ranch

Ponoholo Ranch on Kohala Mountain is one of the most beautiful ranches on the Big Island. This 11,000 acre cattle ranch covering 3 climate zones stretches from the rain forest at 4,800 feet to the ocean. It has the second largest herd of cattle on the island, 6,000 to 8,000, after Parker Ranch. The ranch is operated in an environmentally sensitive manner through intensive rotational grazing which maximizes nutritional opportunities for the cattle thereby reducing damage to the land through erosion and overgrazing. The cattle raised on Ponoholo Ranch are sent to the mainland in livestock ships after they are weaned from their mothers. They are then trucked to pasture or to feed lots primarily in Texas.
Ponholo Ranch offers awe inspiring views of the Pacific Ocean, the Kohala and Kona coastline and the Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa and Hualalai volcanoes on the Big Island and the Haleakala Volcano on Maui.

Paniolo Adventures is the Premier Open Range Horseback Riding operation on the Big Island. We have operated on the Ponoholo Ranch for more than 25 years. In riding the open range our guests get to experience what it was like to be a paniolo in the old days of North Kohala. The red lei lehua on the hat in the Paniolo Adventures logo is the traditional lei worn on the hats of the paniolos of the Big Island.

Feel like a real paniolo (Hawaiian cowboy) when you outfit yourself with our boots, hats, chaps and Australian dusters and ride the range dotted with grazing cattle.