Anna Ranch Heritage Center

Anna Ranch Heritage Center is in the town of Waimea, in the uplands of Hawaiʻi Island, and it is still a working ranch. It tells the story of Anna Lindsey Perry-Fiske, known as the First Lady of Ranching in Hawaiʻi, who took over the family ranch after her father died and brought Brahma and Charolais cattle to Hawaiʻi. Near the end of her life she gave the land and ranch house to the community so the history of ranching in Hawaiʻi would be shared. The ranch house her parents built and its outbuildings have been restored, and guided visits of the house run on Tuesdays and Thursdays by reservation. A short self-guided walk with interpretive displays on ranching and the origins of the paniolo runs through the grounds. The ranch is on the State and National Registers of Historic Places, and the house has a gift shop. It closes on major holidays and for private events, so book ahead.