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
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
By: Consuelo Martínez The Aquiles, a Chilean Navy ship, set sail from Valparaíso bound for Rapa Nui with two hyperbaric chambers on board. Until now, island patients requiring healthcare services unavailable locally had to travel 3,700 kilometers to the mainland, often separated from their families and communities. The arrival of
By Consuelo Martínez Orietta was born in Santiago and says little about her parents: that her father, Joaquín Rapu, left the island at nineteen. That he met her mother on the mainland. That in those years, the connection to Rapa Nui depended on a ship, and her father would return
By William J. D’Andrea del Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY, USA & Andrea Seelenfreund de la Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano. Rapa Nui is known worldwide for its moai and ahu, ceremonial platforms built along the coast. For centuries, these structures were a fundamental part of the social, political, and
By: The Institutional Communications Office of the Municipality of Rapa Nui Facilitating access to various services for the residents of Rapa Nui is the main objective of Haka Ara Mobile, a municipal initiative that began as a monthly activity in the neighborhoods but has evolved into a broad territorial deployment
By Rapa Nui Municipality’s Institutional Communications. Marae Haŋa Piko was transformed on Saturday, August 8th, into an unforgettable experience for all the children who attended the latest edition of Ŋāpokilandia, the major event organized by the Rapa Nui Municipality to celebrate Children’s Day, which this year focused on the theme
Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, the University of Otago, has sent a delegation to Rapa Nui which was made possible through the prestigious New Zealand Prime Minister’s Group Scholarship, awarded to support international learning and strengthen relationships across Te Moana Nui a Kiwa. More than a study trip, however, this initiative represents
By Consuelo Martínez On the same day of the funeral, arrived a young priest, whom Rosa had met during her years as a devoted traveler. He flew in just to officiate the Mass and left the next day. “The Mass didn’t feel like Mass, it felt like a stand-up comedy”,
By the Institutional Communications Office of the Municipality of Rapa Nui The Municipality of Rapa Nui has taken an important step in developing its first Community Development Plan (PLADECO), following the conclusion of the first three participatory meetings that allowed the collection of proposals and perspectives from children, adolescents, adults,
By Fundación Ariana To shelter marine life, provide safe breeding grounds, curb environmental degradation from threats such as indiscriminate fishing, habitat destruction,pollution, and ensure long-term sustainability, Marine Protected Areas or safe zones for marine conservation were established in 1962, managed by governments, local communities, and organizations. Among the Southeast Pacific
