Huke traced Rapa Nui from its 1888 loss of sovereignty to becoming, in 2018, sole administrator of the Rapa Nui National Park and its surrounding Marine Protected Area. He stressed genealogy as a guideline for research — scientists must answer 'who you are' and 'who brought you here' — and the ongoing struggle to repatriate artefacts and human remains.

Summary derived from the conference transcript; not an author-supplied abstract of record.