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World Ocean Day celebration set for June 8
Maui Ocean Center will celebrate World Ocean Day with educational and cultural activities, live music and marine naturalist presentations from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, June 8.
Maui Ocean Center names new marketing director
Maui Ocean Center announced the return of Heather Walters, a former digital marketing specialist, as the aquarium’s marketing director, effective April 1.
Encore this Sunday – Free community event on coral genetics at Maui Ocean Center’s Sphere
This Sunday, Pilikahakai Foundation’s Cultures and Coastlines Speaker Series presents a hana hou (encore) event at Maui Ocean Center’s Sphere – Using Coral Genetics to Empower Local Stewardship of Maui Reefs. The community is invited to a free, family friendly event exploring how science and culture can work together to protect Hawai‘i’s reefs.
Cultures and Coastlines Speaker Series features discussion on coral genetics
The Cultures and Coastlines Speaker Series, presented by Pilikahakai Foundation and partners, returns on Sunday, Sept. 7, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Maui Ocean Center’s Sphere. This month’s program, Using Coral Genetics to Empower Local Stewardship of Maui Nui’s Reefs, features Kaʻikuliumaikalani Kaholoaʻa (Kaiku), a Native Hawaiian from Molokaʻi and Ph.D. student at Stanford, who will share how coral genetics research and Indigenous knowledge can guide reef resilience and community stewardship.
‘Mele’ brings songs to life at Maui Ocean Center’s Sphere
Maui Ocean Center will launch “Mele: The Hawaiian Music Experience” inside its intimate Sphere Theater starting Tuesday, July 1. The immersive visual and musical journey showcases Hawaiian dancers and musicians, led by award-winning performer Eric Gilliom.
Aloha ʻĀina in Focus: New speaker series launches with cultural leader Walter Ritte, May 20
A coalition of ocean and cultural organizations announces the launch of “Cultures & Coastlines,” a new speaker series focused on exploring the intersection of cultural heritage and coastal stewardship. The series debuts with “A Conversation with Walter Ritte: The Past and Future of Aloha ʻĀina,” on May 20, 2025, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Maui Ocean Center’s Sphere Theater.
Maui Ocean Center’s ‘Festival of Lights’ Dec. 14 and 21, 2024
Celebrate the holiday season during Maui Ocean Center’s inaugural “Festival of Lights,” held from 6 to 9 p.m. on two consecutive Saturdays: Dec. 14 and 21, 2024.
Maui Nui Marine Resource Council hosts free in-person talk ‘Sonic Youth: Calling baby coral home’ on July 10
The Maui Nui Marine Resource Council will host the July edition of its “Know Your Ocean Speaker Series” featuring Nadège Aoki, on Wednesday, July 10 at 6 p.m. at the Sphere Theater at the Maui Ocean Center.
Coral Spawning Night at the Maui Ocean Center, July 6
Maui Ocean Center hosts its annual Coral Spawning Night from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 6. Guests will have the chance to witness the phenomenon of coral spawning, and can also learn about pioneering coral research currently underway.
USA Today: Maui Ocean Center is a top 10 best aquarium in the nation
Maui Ocean Center has been named the seventh best aquarium in the nation as part of USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards 2024.
Top 20 things to do on Maui, Oct. 12-22: Polynesian voyagers festival, The Voice’s Jason Arcilla performance, LGBT Pride Party
Topping our 20 things to do on Maui this week is the three-day Gathering of the Voyagers event in Wailea that celebrates Polynesian culture through story, music, voyaging and dance. Find our comprehensive listing HERE.