Aquarium

Maui Ocean Center

Q: Where is Maui Ocean Center?

United States. Maui Ocean Center is an aquarium in the United States. Its coordinates are 20.793° N, 156.512° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Redwood National Park, about 3,803 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Maui Ocean Center?

108 species. Citizen-science photos record 108 species at Maui Ocean Center, including Green Sea Turtle, Blacktip Reef Shark, Hawksbill, Scalloped Hammerhead and Tiger Shark. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Maui Ocean Center in the wild?

Green Sea Turtle: Coiba National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Maui Ocean Center also live in the parks and cities we cover: Green Sea Turtle (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Coiba National Park), Blacktip Reef Shark (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Komodo National Park) and Hawksbill (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Coiba National Park).

Q: When is Maui Ocean Center open?

Every day · 9:00–17:00. According to its open map listing, Maui Ocean Center is open Every day · 9:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.

Q: When did Maui Ocean Center open?

Opened 1998. Maui Ocean Center, an aquarium in the United States, opened in 1998, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 108 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🐠 Aquarium, United States 108 spp. present

The Maui Ocean Center is an aquarium and oceanography center located in Maalaea, Hawaii, on the island of Maui. Opened on March 13, 1998, by Coral World International, the 3-acre (1.2 ha) facility is the largest living tropical reef aquarium in the Western Hemisphere. Their exhibits include colorful displays of live coral reef habitats, diverse collections of endemic Hawaiian fish species, and up-close viewing of sea turtles, stingrays, sharks, and various sea creatures. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

20.793° N 156.512° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

108

species

Opened

1998

Size

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Visit

Opening hours

Every day · 9:00–17:00

Getting there

mauioceancenter.com ↗

What visitors say

🐠 Animals in captivity

Chelonia mydas

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Coiba National Park+ 29 more parks · Nearby records

Carcharhinus melanopterus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Komodo National Park+ 2 more parks · Nearby records

Eretmochelys imbricata

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Coiba National Park+ 14 more parks · Nearby records

Sphyrna lewini

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Isla del Coco National Park+ 1 more park · Nearby records

Galeocerdo cuvier

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Ningaloo Marine Park+ 1 more park · Nearby records

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Ningaloo Marine Park+ 1 more park · Nearby records

Zebrasoma flavescens

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Coris gaimard

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Before you go

Where is Maui Ocean Center?

United States

Maui Ocean Center is an aquarium in the United States. Its coordinates are 20.793° N, 156.512° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Redwood National Park, about 3,803 km away.

What animals can you see at Maui Ocean Center?

108 species

Citizen-science photos record 108 species at Maui Ocean Center, including Green Sea Turtle, Blacktip Reef Shark, Hawksbill, Scalloped Hammerhead and Tiger Shark. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Maui Ocean Center in the wild?

Green Sea Turtle: Coiba National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Maui Ocean Center also live in the parks and cities we cover: Green Sea Turtle (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Coiba National Park), Blacktip Reef Shark (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Komodo National Park) and Hawksbill (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Coiba National Park).

When is Maui Ocean Center open?

Every day · 9:00–17:00

According to its open map listing, Maui Ocean Center is open Every day · 9:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.

When did Maui Ocean Center open?

Opened 1998

Maui Ocean Center, an aquarium in the United States, opened in 1998, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 108 species are photographed there.