EIF formerly published a “Moai Sightings” column in the Rapa Nui Journal. Due to the large number of moai sightings submitted, selected images will now be posted on our website. 

This moai was sighted in the Santiago de Chile Airport in 2011 by Norma Barbacci.

These moai snowmen were sighted by Gillian Brodie in Canada.

A ”singing moai” was sighted by Barbara and Marks Hinton in Marble Falls, Texas. It is for sale ($12,500!).

This moai planter was sighted by William Adams in the small village of Newport in western Wales near Cardigan Bay.

This race car moai, complete with tangata manu designs, was by built Carter and Eric Hughes for the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby in Skillman, New Jersey (submitted by J. Donald Hughes).

This atrocious moai sighting was submitted by Hilary Scothorn, who happened upon the Rapanui-themed slot machine in a casino near Santa Fe, NM!

Above are two views of a mural near the Colorado State campus, spotted by Dawn Wright.

This moai was sighted in a gift shop in Petaluma called HeeBee Jeebe by Mara Mulrooney.

(To submit a moai sighting, please email your image to books “at” islandheritage “dot” org with your name and where the moai was sighted.)