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In his book <cite>Collapse</cite>, [[Jared Diamond]] has cited Easter Island as a cautionary tale for what happens when a society foolishly squanders its natural resources without regard for the future, a process that admittedly happens much faster in the restricted case of an island.
In his book <cite>Collapse</cite>, [[Jared Diamond]] has cited Easter Island as a cautionary tale for what happens when a society foolishly squanders its natural resources without regard for the future, a process that admittedly happens much faster in the restricted case of an island.
Under the Presidency of the Republic of Captain General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, [[Easter Island]] is elevated to a level of importance and dedication from the Chilean authorities previously unthinkable, and one of the most important measures in this regard was the creation of the Province of Isla de Pascua, which culminated with the appointment of the eminent Rapa Nui archaeologist and international university academic, Mr. Sergio Rapu Haoa, With an austere administration and charismatic leadership Sergio Rapu Haoa generated a paradigm of local administration that has been maintained by all subsequent governments, which although it has lost prominence as a paradigm, due to political quotas and lack of support from the central government, has definitely established that a member of the Rapanui ethnic group is the representative of the central government in the territory.<ref>[https://polinesia-chilena.blogspot.com/2007/11/independentismo-secesionismo-y.html Independentismo, Secesionismo y Autonomia - Polinesia Chilena]</ref>
On January 24, 1975, television arrived on the island, with the inauguration of a station of Televisión Nacional de Chile, which broadcasted its programming on a deferred basis until 1996, when live satellite transmissions to the island began.
In 1979, by decree, the Rapa Nui were able to legally register their ancestral properties in their own name. Something stipulated in the 1966 Pascua Law but not implemented until Pinochet's decree.
In 1986, a special fuel subsidy was created for Easter Island. In addition, through the then U.S. Ambassador to Chile, Harry Barnes, it was decided that, due to its strategic location and low air traffic density, the Mataveri airport runway was ideal to be used as an emergency alternative for the landing of space shuttles. Thus, the runway was repaired and extended to its current length and equipped with advanced electronics for air navigation. Thanks to this project, tourism on the island increased explosively and a LAN Chile plane began to operate every 15 days with supplies and thanks to this infrastructure, there is the possibility of daily trips in official planes.
Before they had contact every so often, from that moment they began to have more contact, to be able to make surgical interventions. In addition, there began to be subsidies for houses on the island.
== References ==
== References ==