Watch Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with YouTube (not available in the KPBS+ app). "Island Cowgirls" highlights two Hawaiian cowgirls (paniolo) who have dedicated their lives to caring for their family ranches. On the northwest side of Hawai'i island, as La'I Bertlemann prepares to graduate from highschool, she must make a difficult decision whether to stay home in Hawai'i and continue her family tradition of land stewardship or leave.