Hawaiian Rodeo Cowboys
The\xa0Hawaiian\xa0cowboy, the\xa0paniolo, is also a direct descendant of the\xa0vaquero\xa0of California and Mexico. Experts in Hawaiian etymology believe "Paniolo" is a Hawaiianized pronunciation of\xa0espa\xf1ol.\xa0(The\xa0Hawaiian language\xa0has no /s/ sound, and all\xa0syllables\xa0and words must end in a vowel.) Paniolo, like cowboys on the mainland of North America, learned their skills from Mexican\xa0vaqueros.[109]\xa0
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