The Rare
and Historic
Rare?
Where else can you swim morning and evening in the Perfect Ocean Swim and during the day and have a cooling fresh water waterfall and picnic swim ? Only here in heavenly
Hanalei.
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The scenic beauty provided by the open pastures and dense foliage of Princeville Ranch is a testimony to the value agriculture provides to the visitor industry as well as to preserving open space, view planes and beauty for guests and for the local community.
Princeville Ranch is one of the oldest working cattle ranches in Hawaii. It is leased and operated by the Carswell family, who have owned a successful trail riding business there since 1978 and a cattle operation since 1994. The ranch’s historical roots pre-date those of the American Old West.
Cattle ranching on Kaua’i‘s spectacular North Shore can seem to be idyllic, but it does come with its challenges. Just keeping track of 500 animals spread over hundreds of acres is a daunting task. One of the rewards that mitigate the challenges is the community of local ranchers that support each other. At branding time, cowboys and cowgirls from various ranches come to help each other, with some rewarding grinds (food) and celebrating at the end of a tiring day.
For the Carswell family, Princeville Ranch and its historic, scenic lands have been a way of life for 26 years.
Historic?
Older than the Old West!
Click on the "Ranch History" page under this page in the navigation column on the left for the full history of this ranch and the amazing story of the Carswell-Wilcox family that have done so much to Save the Very Old West here in Kauai as a restorative blessing for those of us ashore from the salty deep.