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Ariki Tepano leads the group in charge of taking care of the park.

"Something bad has to happen for them to realize we exist, that we're here on the island," Ariki said.

Max Ariki, a firefighter, says the local wildfire brigade lacked funding and operational preparedness.

Ariki Tepano, the director of the indigenous Ma’u Henua community, which manages Rapa Nui National Park, described the damage as “irreparable and with consequences beyond what your eyes can see.”

Ariki Tepano, director of the Ma’u Henua indigenous community that administers Rapa Nui National Park, said that the damage is “irreparable and with consequences beyond what your eyes can see, the moai are totally burned.”