Grass-Fed
~ Pasture Raised
Lee Ranch
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Lee RanchHawaiian HomesLim Tim Lee, Founder, 1952 Peter Lee, Owner and Manager Lee ranch is located in two primary locations, Ahualoa and Kalapana. Ahualoa is the origanal ranch, founded in 1952, Kalapana is a part of the Lee Family Estate and began operations under Peter in 1997. Location: Ahualoa (Hawaiian Homes) and Kalapana Acres: Ahualoa is roughly 300 acres, Kalapana about 100 Elevation: Ahualoa ranges from 2000' to 3000', Kalapana is nearly sea-level to 900' Annual Rainfall: Ahualoa receives about 80" annualy, Kalapana 50" Cattle type: variety; typically Angus cross, Brangus Both locations are finishing locations for wean offs. Wean offs are purchased to stock the Ahualoa (Hawaiian Homes) area of the ranch. Peter Lee's own Breeding cows produce the stock for the Kalapana portion of the ranch. Kalapana - Recent lava flows in the past 20 years have blocked off the roads which were used to access the Lee's ranch. Rough roads were bulldozed to keep the lands accessible and recently a new road constructed thanks to Mayor Kim, has improved access. The Kalapana location has been in the Lee family for some time now and was owned by Peter's uncle and father until 1997. Kalapana has no water lines and all water is catchment. Ahualoa - Hawaiian Homes Land. Peter Lee's father, Lim Tim, founded this ranch and began operations in 1952. Approximately 300 acres, it is located at cooler elevations of 2000' to 3000'. There is no breeding herd here, just wean offs for grass finishing. Water is county water. From the Rancher: "It's a lot of hard work. It's good to have a good breed of cattle, but you have to have the grass. What we are raising is grass, the cattle are here to help the grass. Be gentle with the cattle... You need tame cattle. When you have a breeding herd you can control this, when you buy wean offs you get what you get. It helps to mix the new cattle with some of your tame cattle. After a while they figure it out and will settle down. I rarely have to use my horses. When it is time to move the cattle, I can pull up to the gate and toot the horn a few times and they come! Don't get the cows excited!" Words of Wisdom: "Be gentle with the cattle, handle them like babies. If they don't want to go through the gate, move the gate to where they want to go"-Peter Lee |
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