Rapa Nui
Americannoun
noun
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When he was 15, he spent nearly three months living in Rapa Nui, one of the world’s most remote Polynesian islands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Elderly islanders told Routledge the legend of Rapa Nui: Long, long ago, the island had been fought over by two warring races, the Short Ears and their oppressors, the fearsome Long Ears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
However, the researchers stress that modern discussions about climate change should prioritize the voices of people living on Rapa Nui and other Pacific islands today.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 10, 2026
Lipo said that the research also honors the people of Rapa Nui, who achieved a monumental engineering feat with limited resources.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2025
Five hundred miles beyond this focalpoint, its convict settlement long abandoned, was Easter Island, Rapa Nui, home of the great monoliths whose origin had ever been a puzzle.
From Greener Than You Think by Ward Moore
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