[ MAUKA MAKAI ]

BY RICHARD WALKER / RWALKER@STARBULLETIN.COM
Jimmy Flores tangles with a steer in the Steer Wrestling event
at the 46th Annual Makawao Rodeo on Maui. Flores
pinned the steer in 16.54 seconds.

Weekend cowboys

PORTFOLIO

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By Richard Walker
rwalker@starbulletin.com

Makawao was filled with cowboys dressed in blue jeans, cowboy hats, boots and buckles earlier this month. They gathered for the 46th Annual Makawao Rodeo on Maui. For many, this was the place where they could strut their stuff. Some took the bull by the horns in the Steer Wrestling event while others showed their precision in lassoing.

BY RICHARD WALKER / RWALKER@STARBULLETIN.COM
Azure Sproat practices her lassoing as she waits
to compete in the Breakaway Roping event.

BY RICHARD WALKER / RWALKER@STARBULLETIN.COM
Cowboy boots, spurs, and ropes -- cowboy essentials
-- could be seen everywhere.

BY RICHARD WALKER / RWALKER@STARBULLETIN.COM
A line of cowboys enjoys the Team Roping competition
as the sun begins to set.

BY RICHARD WALKER / RWALKER@STARBULLETIN.COM
Ron Paul and his 6-month-old grandson Jaesyn Ryan DeLima
Kipi take in the action in the ring.

BY RICHARD WALKER / RWALKER@STARBULLETIN.COM
Ka'iawe Chun, 5, front, Kelsey Lincoln, 8, middle,
and Ariel Redd, 8, share a horseback ride.

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