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ParkerVRan& <br />��&47 <br />---�- _ Parker Ranch Overview <br />• Founded in 1847 by John Palmer Parker, who married <br />Chiefess Kipikane, the granddaughter of King <br />Kamehameha <br />• 5t" largest ranch in the U.S., operating as a cattle ranch <br />s for 170 years <br />• The ranch covers 130,000 acres surrounding the town of <br />Waimea in North Hawaii on the Big Island <br />• 6t" generation descendant Richard Smart left the ranch <br />to a beneficial trust in 1992 with the mission to maintain <br />and improve the lifestyle and quality of life of Waimea <br />and its residents <br />• Parker Ranch's beneficiaries include the North Hawaii <br />Community Hospital, the Parker School, Hawaii <br />Preparatory Academy, and the Hawaii Community <br />Foundation <br />