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They cut cylinders, rolled them downhill with rope and levers, stood them up using another one as a fulcrum for the lever, and carved them in place. This was genius then. Today it's high school physics. It should be obvious to us how they did it.
The current leading theory is that they "walked" them.
Here's a video showing how "walking" a statue is done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpNuh-J5IgE Also, relevant part of the Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moai#Transportation
That seems simpler than what I said. And, the simplest answer is usually the correct one.