There’s an Olowalu Clean Up and Snorkel with Mark Deakos on Sunday, May 20. Hosted by the Maui Ocean Center, the community is invited to join this amazing educational and volunteer opportunity with Mark Deakos of the Hawai‘i Association for Marine Education and Research (HAMER). Deakos is a marine biologist who’s mission is to protect and conserve the Olowalu reef. […]
SeaTalk with Edward Lyman at Maui Ocean Center
There’s a SeaTalk with Edward Lyman at the Maui Ocean Center on Thursday, Mar. 22. Lyman is the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary’s Large Whale Entanglement Response Coordinator. For the past 23 years, he’s helped disentangle more than 100 whales and other various marine animals. He’ll discuss his work and share information about […]
We talk story with Tapani Vuori about the Maui Ocean Center’s 20th anniversary
This month, the Maui Ocean Center celebrates its 20th anniversary. The aquarium, one of the largest in Hawaii, opened its doors in March 1998 (click here for info on its upcoming Mar. 18 “SeaLOVEbration”). Since then it’s steadily grown, though these days it seems to be changing–and expanding–faster than ever. Tapani Vuori, originally from Finland, […]
SeaLOVEbration at Maui Ocean Center
SeaLOVEbration will be at the Maui Ocean Center on Sunday, Mar. 18. The aquarium is commemorating 20 years of fostering and respecting Hawaii’s marine life, and the public is invited to attend. There’ll be birthday cake, dive presentations, arts and crafts, a classic car showcase, door prizes and live music with the Ekolu Trio. Kama‘aina […]
Baldwin High School students win Maui Mikoshi Design Contest
H.P. Baldwin High School won the Honolulu Festival’s 15th annual Maui Mikoshi Design Contest. A mikoshi is a decorative float unique to specific prefectures in Japan that is carried by groups of celebrants during festivals. The winning cultural artwork will be on display before tens of thousands of residents and visitors in Honolulu during the […]
SeaTalk on the Clean Water Act at Maui Ocean Center
There’s a Sea Talk on the Clean Water Act at the Maui Ocean Center on Thursday, Feb. 22. Aviad Cahana (Maui’s Ocean Center’s Environmental Director) and Robin S. Knox (Water Quality Consultant) will explain the history of Ma‘alaea Harbor water quality, sources of pollutants entering the harbor, clean water regulations and the role Maui Ocean Center […]
AQUARI-OM
Experience a Yoga class in the Open Ocean Exhibit while surrounded by sharks, stingrays and hundreds of colorful fish. Take your practice to a completely new level of peace, increase strength and concentration while decreasing stress and illness with nature. Bring a yoga mat, towel, reusable water bottle and any blocks/straps if desired
Aquari-OM at Maui Ocean Center
You might want to check out Aquari-OM at Maui Ocean Center on Tuesday, Jan. 16. It’s an opportunity to do yoga in the Maui Ocean Center’s Open Ocean Exhibit. Practice asana in front of beautiful marine life while increasing your strength and decreasing stress. Please bring a yoga mat, towel, reusable water bottle and any blocks/straps […]
Captive-bred yellow tangs on exhibit at Maui Ocean Center
The Maui Ocean Center has received the first generation of captive-bred yellow tangs to exhibit at the aquarium. The fish come to the Ocean Center via scientists at Hawaii Pacific University’s Oceanic Institute, who in 2015 reached a milestone by becoming the first in the world to raise yellow tangs in captivity. The exhibition of […]
Paddle For Hunger raises more than $10,000 for Maui Food Bank
Paddle for Hunger raised $10,123.75 and 1,000 pounds of food for Maui Food Bank on Thanksgiving Day. The money and the food together will provide 42,000 meals for Maui County families in need. “We’d like to extend a big mahalo to Hawaiian Paddle Sports for organizing Paddle For Hunger and a special thank you to […]
Maui Ocean Center hosting toy drive for island youth
This holiday season, the Maui Ocean Center will be a collection center for a toy drive that benefits Maui’s at-risk youth. The Ocean Center is teaming with Maui Pride, Maui United Way, Friends of the Children’s Justice Center, and numerous other non-profits to help make Christmas merrier for Maui kids of all ages. “We are […]
Sunscreen Sea Talk at Maui Ocean Center
There’s a Sunscreen Sea Talk at Maui Ocean Center on Monday, Nov. 13. The event is presented by Dr. Craig Downs, Ph.D, the Executive Director of the Haereticus Environmental Laboratory. He’s one of the leading researchers in the field of sunscreen pollution and its effects on coral reefs. He’ll discuss sunscreen pollution and how it […]
Maui Ocean Center switches to paper straws
Maui Ocean Center continues its environmentally-friendly platform with the discontinuation of single-use plastic straws. The Ocean Center’s Seascape Restaurant, Reef Cafe and Coffee Shack will now be using biodegradable paper straws exclusively. It’s estimated that over 500 million single-use plastic straws are used and discarded daily in the United States. Given the lightweight non-biodegradable nature […]
Three shark pups born at Maui Ocean Center
Three shark pups were born to a grey reef shark at the Maui Ocean Center in the early morning on Sept. 6. The three healthy shark pups (two females, one male) measure a significant 29-30 inches in length; that exceeds the average pup length of 24 inches. The grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) is one […]
QuizUnderstood: What do you know about Maui Ocean Center’s recent release of green sea turtles?
1. On Aug. 24, the Maui Ocean Center released six Hawaiian green sea turtles to the waters near Maui, according to an Aug. 25 press release. How many turtles has the center released since 1998, according to the Maui Ocean Center? A. 36 B. 48 C. 60 D. 72 E. 84 2. On Aug. 19, […]
SeaTalk with Eden Zang of Oceanwide Science Institute at Maui Ocean Center
There’ll be a SeaTalk with Eden Zang of the Oceanwide Science Institute (OSI) at the Maui Ocean Center on Thursday, Aug. 31. Eden Zang is a Research Specialist for OSI, an organization of experts that uses sound monitoring to study Maui’s marine environment. The theme of the talk is “EARs in the Sea: Whale and Dolphin Behavior […]