Valentino Riroroko Tuki

Valentino Riroroko Tuki (13 February 1932 — 29 July 2017) was a claimant to the Rapa Nui throne of Easter Island.

He was the grandson of the last King Simeón Riro Kāinga, who died in 1899 and belonged to the Miru clan, descendants of the founder and first Ariki Mau of Rapa Nui, the legendary Hotu Matua.

The younger Riroroko was crowned King in August 8, 2011, in an official ceremony before the Rapanui Town Hall in the presence of the local Governor representing the Chilean government.

"[7] Riroroko appeared in the 2014 documentary Treasures Decoded: Easter Island Heads, in which he asks for the return of the Hoa Hakananai'a from the British Museum.

[8] He died on 29 July 2017 and is buried in Miru clan territory next to Ahu Tereruti, the ceremonial platform belonging to his great grandfather.