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RICHARD
“DICK” PENHALLOW
1906 – 1998
Parker Ranch,
Hawai’i
Born
in 1906 in Wailuku,
Maui
, Richard Penhallow was the son of Henry B.
Penhallow, the manager of the Wailuku Sugar
Plantation.
Richard worked for Harold Waterhouse
Rice at the Ka’ono’ulu Ranch,
Maui
, when he was fourteen years old.
Under the influence of his father, he
began his professional career after
graduation from the
University
of
Hawai’i
with a Bachelor of Science degree in
agriculture sugar technology.
His first job upon graduating was for
the Honolulu Plantation Company in
Aiea
as an agricultural research specialist.
He quickly became the manager and
worked there until 1946.
This was followed by a short term
with the Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar
Company on O’ahu.
Richard,
his wife Olive and their two sons, relocated
to the
Big
Island
, where he worked at the Onomea Sugar
Company until 1948.
His last move was to the Parker
Ranch, where he remained for
twenty-four years, first as Assistant
Manager to Hartwell Carter, and finally
finishing his last two years there as the
Parker Ranch Manager.
As
a member of the Mauna Kea Soil and Water
Conservation District Penhallow helped
institute a flood control plan for Waimea
and develop water resources.
While assistant manager of Parker
Ranch, he was a director of the Hawai’i
Cattlemen’s Association and was active on
the tax and rainmaking committees.
He worked in the background
extensively to develop the homesteading
plans for Waimea lands with the Hawaiian
Homes Commission and the Territorial Land
Office.
His achievements include the opening
of the Hawai’i Preparatory Academy as well
as the
Parker
School
, and serving as a regent for the UHH.
A leader in the real estate industry,
he played a part in the development of the
recreational and resort area along the coast
together with Richard Smart and Laurence
Rockefeller.
During his tenure, livestock
production increased.
His was the first attempt, on a small
scale, to use artificial insemination to
improve breeding and productivity.
He encouraged work in the development
of Parker Ranch’s horse herd,
concentrating on better breeding procedures
and practices.
Richard Penhallow’s business acumen
and love of the land made him a visionary in
many ways.
His contributions to all aspects of
the ranching industry cannot be easily
summed up.
Parker
Ranch manager, Corky Bryan, accepting the
award on behalf of Dick Penhallow
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