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The University of Hawaiʻi aquarium beside Kapiʻolani Park. Tickets are sold at the front desk. It is closed all day for the Honolulu Marathon on Dec. 13, 2026.
- Access
- Published route or place
- Cost
- Admission
- Difficulty
- No agency rating copied
- Effort
- Gentle
- Audience tags
- Visitors, Families, Kids, Locals
Effort follows the agency difficulty when one was published: easy is gentle, moderate and easy-to-moderate are steady, and moderate-to-difficult or an agency description of a strenuous climb is strenuous. It is a sorting aid, not a safety rating.
Access and permission
Regular hours 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., facility closes at 5:00 p.m., open seven days except the posted closures. Thanksgiving, Nov. 26, 2026: 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Closed Dec. 13, 2026 for the marathon and Dec. 25, 2026. Jan. 1, 2027 opens at 11:00 a.m.
Admission page: general $12, kids 4–12 $5, kids 3 and under free, kamaʻāina, military, and Hawaiʻi students $8, seniors 65+ $5, persons with disabilities $5. Visitors under 18 must be with an adult.
Conditions, separate from permission
An indoor aquarium visit. No ocean-safety claim is made here.
Figures copied from the source
- General admission: $12
What to bring
- A payment card or cash. The aquarium lists both.
Logistics
- Address: 2777 Kalākaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815
- Phone: (808) 923-9741
- Address: 2777 Kalākaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815. Phone: (808) 923-9741.
- Service animals are allowed under staff direction. Pets and comfort animals are not.
- Map pin: OpenStreetMap geocode of the Waikīkī Aquarium.