Multiple news sources have featured the Maui Ocean Center, Hawaii’s largest aquarium, as a significant tourist destination that educates visitors about local marine life and Hawaiian history. The coverage emphasizes the facility’s role in ocean conservation education and its unique attractions for travelers visiting Maui.
- Maui Ocean Center is Hawaii’s largest aquarium, operating since 1998 in Maalaea, Maui
- Features open-ocean exhibits with sharks, rays, and fish found in local waters, plus an immersive underwater tunnel
- Houses one of the world’s largest displays of live Pacific corals with 40 Hawaiian species
- Offers behind-the-scenes tours highlighting sea turtle rehabilitation efforts
- Includes educational exhibition about Kahoolawe island’s history as military bombing target from 1941-1990
- Features Sphere Theater with 4K screen showing underwater footage of humpback whales filmed during Maui whale-watching seasons
Sources
- USA Today: Hawaii’s largest aquarium reveals what lies beneath the waves
- Aol: Hawaii’s largest aquarium reveals what lies beneath the waves
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