The Commitment to Build Community, Rescue the Language, and Giving Back to the Island By Consuelo Martínez In 1987, Papaiano Jorge Tepano Paoa—son of Manuel Tepano Pérez and Marina Paoa Huke, grandson of Jorge “Kai ‘Uhi” Tepano Ika and Papaino “Moni Hiva” Paoa Teave—met Conny Martin, his future wife, on
By The Institutional Communications Office of the Municipality of Rapa Nui A fun and colorful day of traditional games, Chilean food, cueca dance competitions, and live music took place in Haŋa Vare Vare during the second annual Haka Ara Family Festival 2026, organized by the Rapa Nui Municipality in celebration
The Ma’u Henua Indigenous Community carried out improvements in 2026 to enhance visitor services and the working conditions of the muto’i (park rangers). These interventions address needs identified with the community during the development of the Park’s Public Use Plan. At Rano Raraku, the team shelter was improved with spaces
By Erin E. Easton – School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley – ESMOI Cientific Center, Universidad Católica del Norte. It was once thought that life could not exist in the deep ocean, but we now know the deep ocean harbors a phenomenal diversity
