Despite these differences, the stories do agree on the next part: A priest named Haumaka appeared to Hotu Matuꞌa in his dreams one night.

Then, they rowed a single huge, double-hulled canoe to "The Center of the Earth"[3] and landed at Anakena, Rapa Nui (Easter Island).

The Ko Tuꞌu Aro were composed of clans in the northwest, while the Hotu Iti were mainly living in the southeast part of the island.

These ariki not only controlled religious functions in the clan, but also ran everything else, from managing food supplies to waging war.

They usually competed to build a bigger moai than their neighbors, but when this failed to resolve the conflict, the tribes often turned to war and throwing down each other's statues.