Maui Ocean Center: Experience Native Hawaiian Marine Life and World’s Largest Pacific Coral Display

Immerse yourself in the wonders of Hawaiian marine life at Maui Ocean Center, home to the world’s largest Pacific coral display and a thrilling virtual whale encounter. Explore this top-rated aquarium today!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Maui Ocean Center - Admission to Maui Ocean Center includes all-day access to explore the Aquarium’s exhibits at your own leisure. Journey from the Living Reef exhibits to the renowned 750,000-gallon Open Ocean exhibit to encounter Hawaii’s marine life, many of which are found nowhere else in the world. With over 60 exhibits, 20 daily…
What's Included
  • Aquarium access from 9am to 5pm (last entry at 4pm)
  • The Sphere Experience with the Humpbacks of Hawai’i
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Paid Parking($2 per hour/$8 per day) via ParkLinq App or QR code upon arrival
Additional Information

Experience Hawaii’s sea creatures at the Maui Ocean Center, also known as The Aquarium of Hawaii. It’s been ranked as one of the “Top 10 Aquariums worldwide”, by TripAdvisor. The Aquarium boasts one of the largest exhibitions of living Pacific corals globally, along with sharks, stingrays, turtles, and a virtual interaction with whales in the newly…

Location
192 Maalaea Rd
Maalaea Road
Ma'alaea Village, Maui The Maui Ocean Center is centrally located in oceanfront Ma'alaea Village within 20-30 minutes of all major resort areas.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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O_n
Jun 22, 2025
Great time for the family and ocean lovers - Beautiful aquarium, great exhibits to see, and very entertaining. Don't skip the sphere, it was Beautiful in there
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Emil_s
Jun 16, 2025
Oh my gosh! Not only did... - Oh my gosh! Not only did my 6 year old granddaughter loved it, we all did. We especially liked the tunnel and the humpback whale exhibit. If we didn’t have time constraints we would go again
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Jose_k
Jun 16, 2025
Family Trip to Aquarium - Great experience. The kids loved the turtle and shark tunnel. The 3D Humpback whale show was incredible. It’s on the Maalaea Harbor with a beautiful view.
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Phvi2617
Jun 11, 2025
Small but well-maintained aquarium - This is a relatively small, but very well-maintained aquarium focusing on the sea life of Hawaii. The reef exhibits feature many beautiful and interesting fish and corals, and the open ocean building includes a cool underwater tunnel and displays about Native Hawaiians' relationship with the ocean. There is a nice exhibit and short film on humpback whales along with several outdoor tanks, including one with honu--the green sea turtle. The complex has two cafes as well as a large gift shop. There is a fee for parking and admission is a bit pricey, but it's a great way to spend a couple hours in Maui.
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868mwp
Jun 7, 2025
Great Way To Spend a Few Hours if the Weather isn't great - For a smaller aquarium, this was very nice. Some outdoor hands-on tanks and exhibits, including viewing sea turtles in action. Lots of indoor smaller water and sea-life exhibits, including coral and numerous sea creatures. There were several larger water exhibits including a Water Tunnel and larger tanks surrounded by glass with sharks, rays, etc. Overall, it was worth spending the 3 hours there. Our 10-year-old granddaughter really enjoyed it.
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Calvin_b
Jun 6, 2025
A fair amount of walking... - A fair amount of walking but has good information about Maui and sea life here. I watched several young children who seemed very fascinated.
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Pamela_w
Jun 17, 2025
Nice way to spend time... - Nice way to spend time and learn at the same time. lots of information. Easy parking Fun for the whole family
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336rhonda
Jun 4, 2025
Interesting - This was a very nice experience. Lots of sea creatures to view. I really liked the theater 3d presentation. The clear tunnel with fish around you was cool other than that it’s a typical aquarium. A bit pricy in my opinion.
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Yazmin_g
Jun 3, 2025
Lady at the front wasn’t... - Lady at the front wasn’t very welcoming. The experience didn’t blow me away. I wouldn’t return again but it wasn’t terrible!
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Chhavi_s
Jun 14, 2025
Avoid Maverick Helicopters - Please avoid Maverick Helicopters they are highly racist and pick people out for nonexistent issues and make it a problem to say it is harming total experience. They made me wait for 1 whole hour and the last minute next to helicopter they said they can’t take as having me there is creating an unpleasant environment for the rest of the travellers. They are really superficial and amazingly bad about customer service.
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From $50
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).