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at 8, 9, and 10pm. If you are staying at the hotel, it is $20 for adults
and $10 for children under 12; nonguests pay $25 for adults and $15 for
children.
Getting Up-Close and Personal with Sharks, Stingrays, and Starfish
(p. 274) Hawaii's largest aquarium, the Maui Ocean Center ( & 808/
875-1962 ), has a range of sea critters—from tiger sharks to tiny
starfish—that are sure to fascinate kids of all ages. At this 5-acre facility
in Maalaea, visitors can take a virtual walk from the beach down to the
ocean depths via the three dozen tanks, countless exhibits, and the 100-
foot-long main oceanarium.
Seeing the World from a Dragonfly's View (p. 271) Kids will think this
is too much fun to be educational. Don a face mask and get the dizzy-
ing perspective of what a dragonfly sees as it flies over a mountain
stream, or watch the tiny oopu fish climb a stream at the Hawaii Nature
Center ( & 808/244-6500 ) in beautiful Iao Valley, where you'll find some
30 hands-on, interactive exhibits and displays of Hawaii's natural history.
Watching Windsurfers Ride the Waves at Hookipa Just off the Hana
Highway past Paia is Hookipa Beach, known the world over as a wind-
surfing mecca. The great waves and consistent wind draw top wind-
surfers from around the globe. Watch spellbound as these colorful
sailboarders ride, sail, and pirouette over the waves, turning into the
wind and flipping into the air while rotating 360 degrees. It's the best
free show in town.
Heading to Kula to Bid the Sun Aloha Harold Rice Park, just off Kula
Highway, is the perfect vantage point for watching the sun set over the
entire island: down the side of Haleakala, out across the isthmus, and
over to the West Maui Mountains, with Molokai and Lanai in the dis-
tance. As the sun sinks in the sky, the light shifts from bright yellow to
mellow red. Once the sun drops below the horizon, the sky puts on its
own Technicolor show in a dazzling array of colors.
pool, “touch” pool (with starfish and urchins), and eagle-ray pool before you
reach the star of the show: the 100-foot-long, 600,000-gallon main tank featur-
ing tiger, gray, and white-tip sharks, as well as tuna, surgeonfish, triggerfish, and
numerous other tropicals. The most phenomenal thing about this tank is that
the walkway goes right through it—so you'll be surrounded on three sides by
marine creatures. A very cool place, and well worth at least a couple of hours.
Maalaea Harbor Village, 192 Maalaea Rd. (the triangle between Honoapiilani Hwy. and Maalaea Rd.).
& 808/270-7000. www.mauioceancenter.com. Admission $19 adults, $17 seniors, $13 children 3-12, $13
military adults ($6.50 for their children 3-12). Daily 9am-5pm (until 6pm July-Aug).
KIHEI
Captain George Vancouver “discovered” Kihei in 1778, when it was only a
collection of fishermen's grass shacks on the hot, dry, dusty coast. (Hard to
believe, eh?) Even little kids will get a kick out of the totem pole, which stands
today where he's believed to have landed, across from Aston Maui Lu Resort,
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