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Parker Ranch Center <br />Parker Ranch Center is thrilled to once again be a <br />major participant with the annual Waimea Cherry <br />Blossom Heritage Festival for 2023. Visitors to this <br />year's festival can enjoy shopping, dining and <br />entertainment while experiencing the stunning <br />aromas, views and colors of the 30th Cherry <br />Blossom Festival. Located in the heart of Waimea, <br />the center offers plenty of parking. <br />Parker Ranch Center is part of the 250,000-acre <br />Parker Ranch, one of the nation's oldest and largest <br />cattle ranches. The center was built to serve the <br />needs of the ranchers and their families who made <br />their livelihood on the ranch. <br />Originally opened in 1968, Parker Ranch Center <br />was reconfigured and designed to an <br />award -winning architectural standard in 2002. It is <br />w , <br />OL <br />N <br />anchored by local island grocer Foodland and <br />Local ocal health food store Healthway's. <br />Signature tenants include Starbucks, Patisserie <br />Nanako, Mahina, Village Burger and Waimea's <br />only food court. <br />Located in the heart of Hawai'i's paniolo <br />country,Parker Ranch Center invites festival <br />goers to visit the nine -ton "Ikua Purdy Rides <br />Again" statue, courtesy of the Paniolo <br />Preservation Society and located near the <br />Center's Mamalahoa Highway 19 entrance. <br />Purdy was the 1908 World Champion Roper who <br />was inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of <br />Fame. Inside the center's Fireside Food Court, <br />32 paniolo murals, painted by local artist Marcia <br />Ray, colorfully adorn the walls. The history of <br />Parker Ranch and Waimea is rich and captivating. <br />It's a story of the land, of the melding of <br />cultures, of cowboys and of community spirit. <br />tl •h <br />r i` ,i� <br />rl <br />r <br />•'+del <br />