Decades before the cattle drives that established the cowboy as an icon of the American West, Hawaii developed a ranching culture of its own. Is it time for a national park site dedicated to paniolo?

Roping cattle and riding horses seem fitting in the prairie grasslands of Oklahoma, but the Hawaiian style of cowboy traditions is unique to the landscape.

For 16 days every January, Denver, Colo. becomes a cowboy town with the festivities surrounding the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo. Each year the event coordinator's get the town and fans ...