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When the parent corporation of Wailuku was going through a dissolution and liquidated over 70,000 acres of land throughout Hawaii, Avery took full advantage and purchased more than 300 acres. He immediately set work on the Makani Olu Ranch, Hawaiian for “Cool-Breeze.”


“The plan was to acquire various livestock,” says Avery. “We stocked horses, mules, donkeys, sheep, and goats. When it came time to select a cattle breed, we originally considered Angus, which is the common breed for ranchers here in Hawaii. However, I knew the first cattle in Hawaii were Texas Longhorns, and I knew they would be an interesting breed to have on Maui.”


Interesting indeed, but a huge challenge. Avery’s friend, Pete Boyce of Almendra Longhorns in Manteca, California, was the first step in trying to ship Longhorns to Maui. Pete agreed to ship 14 head of Texas Longhorns to start the breeding program. The process, once all the required forms were filled out, took six days of just ocean travel and required a tender to go along with the shipment. The cattle had to be placed into quarantine for two days after arrival and vet checked.


“When the shipping container arrived at the quarantine facility and we opened the doors and the cattle were standing in deep manure and urine, they were a mess,” Avery says. “It was so hard on them. The day after the cattle arrived at the ranch, one of the cows gave birth to a new bull calf, had that happened in transit most likely the calf would not have survived.”


The initial stock, including two herd sires, arrived in 2007. By 2012 and after another shipment, Avery had acquired more than 100 head of registered Texas Longhorns.


“It’s an interesting thing, but over the last 15 years, we have only lost two calves during that time,” says Avery. “So, it’s accurate and true that they are the easiest cattle to handle and don’t have any calving problems.”


Avery sells a lot of his cattle to be used for beef, since Hawaii is a more health-


Avery Chumbley outside his Makani Olu Ranch


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