December 10, 2021
Jada Olson
The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year, but they can produce a lot of waste. According to Stanford University, Americans generate a whopping 25% more trash from Thanksgiving to New Yea...
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December 9, 2021
Jada Olson
ADOPT THE LOCAVORE DIET, SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY Food brings people together and the meals we cook and share create the foundation for memories that last a lifetime. But the same food that bonds us as ...
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December 9, 2021
Jada Olson
HOW TO LIVE WITH OCEAN ALOHA A single question drives Maui Ocean Center’s Ocean Aloha, “go green for blue” initiative: what do we want our oceans to look like for our children, grandchildren, ...
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October 25, 2021
Jada Olson
Before we get started with these haunting facts, it’s important to know marine animals will generally leave humans alone unless they are provoked and feel a need to defend themselves (which is why i...
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July 8, 2020
Chelsea Co
As the world panicked about not having enough antibacterial soap and sweat pants became the new work attire as stay-at-home orders went into effect- it might seem like a closed aquarium would be tranq...
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June 4, 2020
Heather Walters
The MOC ʻohana recently celebrated a very special occasion. Our six Hawaiian green sea turtle ambassadors, Kuʻuipo (Turtle 1), Kilakila (Turtle 2), Nohea (Turtle 3), Hohonu (Turtle 4), Makaʻala (Tu...
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May 12, 2020
Heather Walters
This past Wednesday, the all-encompassing kuleana, or responsibility, felt by Maui Ocean Center and MOC Marine Institute staff was heroically displayed as they risked life and limb (quite literally) t...
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November 2, 2019
Evan Pascual
In central Maui, the winds of Kili‘o‘opu o Waihe‘e quietly sweep through the flora and fauna of the sculpted ridgelines and lush valleys. The storied waters that carve through Waihe‘e Valley a...
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September 16, 2019
Evan Pascual
Exhibit curator, diver, and aquarist, the Maui Ocean Center curatorial team is divided into different roles but collectively serve a single purpose: to be caregivers for the marine life at the Aquariu...
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