Pa'u riders (pronounced pah-oo riders), [1] (sometimes written as pa-u riders), are wahine (Hawaiian for 'women') horseback riders who wear long, colorful skirts (Hawaiian: pāʻū) and characteristically ride astride, rather than sidesaddle.

2013年10月9日 · Pa’u rider in pink represents the island of Maui during Festivals of Aloha parade. You can spot them from a distance. Their strong necks draped in floral leis; their bodies covered in brightly colored Hawaiian silk fabric. These high stepping parade horses carry pa’u riders.

2019年10月20日 · “Sometimes a troop of twenty of these free-and-easy female riders went by at a time, a graceful and exciting spectacle, with a running accompaniment of vociferation and laughter. … In the shady, tortuous streets we met hundreds more of native riders, dashing at full gallop without fear of the police.

History of the Pauʻ Riders as told by Pudding Lassiter. Learn about the Paʻu Skirt and the traditions passed down through generations of Paʻu.

2021年3月30日 · In modern traditions, such as Kamehameha Day and Merrie Monarch parades, eight different Pāʻū Riders represent the eight different islands, with the unique color, and specific flower of each. Hawai‘i Island’s Pāʻū Princess will wear flaming red, and she and her horse may wear elaborate lei of ohia lehua, a favorite of Pele.

Since the early 1900s, pa‘u riders have brought a quintessential Hawaiian style to floral parades across the state. A type of culotte or skirt, the pa‘u is made of a single piece of fabric, usually nine or 12 yards in length, wrapped around the rider in such a way as to flow regally over the stirrups and to the ground.

Adorned in the colors and flora of the islands, the regal pa‘u riders are the highlight of every parade. Led by a princess outfitted in a long-flowing pa‘u or “skirt,” each of the mounted equestrian units represents one of eight Hawaiian islands.

2018年4月13日 · Pa’u riders are women who ride horses astride while draped in yards of fabric and flowers. Parades in Hawaii often feature pa’u riders, including the Aloha Festival, a September month-long festival of Hawaiian culture.

2018年9月24日 · The colorful paʻu riders are one of the most unique features of any parade here in the Hawaiian Islands. Draped in yards of brightly colored fabric and decked in lei, pa?? (pah-OOH) riders continue an old equestrian tradition. HPR Reporter Ku?uwehi Hiraishi has more. “Keep your width and keep your distance. Thank you.”

To participate in their hometown of Waimanalo at Town and Country Stables for the All American Rodeo is truly special as they showcase five major Hawaiian Island Pa’u Princesses -- Hawai’i, Maui, Oahu, Kaua’i and Moloka’i.