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On Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, locals reconsider their culture and tourism, giving travelers even more reasons to visit.
Believing in the healing power of music, acclaimed Rapa Nui classical pianist Mahani Teave, who will make her Maui debut on Friday, has performed in hospitals a
CBS News Building Easter Island's first music school Concert pianist Mahani Teave has traveled the world, But Rapa Nui, sometimes known as Easter Island, is her home. "Rapa Nui – that's what we call ourselves here also," she said. "That's our people, the Rapa Nui people." It's a triangle-shaped island about the size of Washington, D.C., way out in the South Pacific. And it's best known for the 13-foot statues called Moai. Scholars think they were built to honor the island's elders. "Our ancestors were all voyagers," Teave told correspondent Kelefa Sanneh, "and maybe that's what's in my...