Old Mill Creek Boasts New Author of Photography Book

Michal McClure, a retired entrepreneur who lives in Old Mill Creek, wanted to introduce people to a mostly unknown part of Hawaii. He did so with the recent publication of his book Hawaiian Cowboys: A Photographic Journal. The book composed of 90 photographs documents the traditional and contemporary ways of Hawaiian cowboys. McClure first learned about the culture of Hawaiian cowboys on a business trip to Hawaii. McClure took 12 trips over the course of three years, several with his sons: "We'd go up into the mountains. We like to explore and hike, and that's what got us into those areas. We would see guys transporting these horses back and forth in their trailers. I had a friend who lived up there where the ranches are, and I asked him if he could introduce me one of the ranchers he knew. And that's what got me going." His sons,Brian and Chris McClure, are contributing photographers to Hawaiian Cowboys.