What a pleasure to see such beautiful fish 🐟 and various sea creatures. The Monk Seal and Octopus Tanks were closed and empty. The Admission 🎫 Price should be lowered until those 2 Exhibits are up and running. However; The Aquarium Building is Well maintained and THOSE exhibits are extravagant. The Souvenir/Gift Shop sells Wonderful Aquatic Themed Items and at a Fair Price. It was nice to be able to walk thru the temperature controlled Aquatic Building...then, exit out the automatic doors into a Well Landscaped and Maintained Garden of Trails. We will return here again, next visit.

It’s a very small aquarium. People say it can be completed in an hour. I say 30 minutes tops for a whole walk-around. It’s nice that they take your pictures once you enter. The photo book can be purchased for $38. Expensive for a few pictures, but priceless (I guess). The sea lion tank was being renovated so no sea lions. I can’t say much about the aquarium because it’s nothing spectacular, but it’s a nice detour.

Sad little Aquarium Tanks. Never saw smaller Tanks for Rays, sharks and octopus. This should be forbidden. Also often only one of its Kind in a Tank. Rest of Tanks for smaller fish was acceptable. Without Rays, octopus and sharks would have been good.

I was very pleasantly surprised with this aquarium. At first I was a little hesitant. After looking at reviews people said that the aquarium was small and you could walk through in 15-20 minutes and it was expensive. The most expensive ticket at the aquarium is only $12. That is a small fraction of the price of most aquariums I’ve visited. It was only $41 for my group of 4. It took us an hour and a half to get through the aquarium. Yes a couple exhibits were closed (jelly fish, octopus, and seals) but that’s to be expected as the aquarium was closed prior due to covid and exhibits were moved or taken down for maintenance. If you actually take time to admire the fish and read the information about them you will not get through this in a few minutes. There is currently 3 outdoor tanks as well and the first one being a beautiful open top tank.

A smaller aquarium than expected, but have great exhibits and beautiful fish, corals and sea creatures to see. I really enjoyed the natural coral, fish display they have outside to view. It was a unique touch! It took about 1 1/2-2hours to go through both in inside and outside exhibits.

Aquarium was small but still fun and worth the $12. The only complaint I have would be that a lot of the main exhibits like the Monk Seal and Octopus enclosures were down for maintenance, etc. There were also a lot of smaller enclosures inside that were blocked off for various reasons. It would be a better experience if things were repaired or cleaned at seperate times, because we ended up missing out on a lot of it.

Had a great time here!!! It is much cheaper then most aquariums, $12 a person for adults. Although this aquarium is definitely on the smaller side. We still had a great time and made the most of it. They had a sea dragon which is something I had never seen before. The gift shop is cute and it is a fun activity for kids.

It may be small, but I always enjoy visiting. The selection of fish and other aquatic animals is pretty diverse, and since it focuses on Hawaii, there's a lot of color. Unfortunately, the last time I went, the monk seals weren't available, and the touch pools outside were closed (not sure if permanently). But this is still a good place to go, especially for families with small kids. Parking right at the aquarium is limited, but there is plenty of metered parking along the street.

Very small aquarium, takes about 30 min to see the whole thing. A lot of spots for the biggest creatures are very small, like where the sharks are. All 3 vending machines were out of everything and there is no option to refill your water bottle, so make sure to get some in advance. Sea dragons are amazing!

If you are looking for a small short aquarium where they help rehabilitate some marine life then heres the aquarium for you! Was looking for somewhere that didn't keep big fish and this aquarium was perfect for my 4 month old. We saw some small fish and loved the experience. Don't come here if you're looking for a huge aquarium with a lot of marine life. If you want that then you should go out to the open ocean and see it yourself. :)

Lots of colorful fishes and coral reefs. Don't expect to see lots of sharks. The tank for the seals was empty. Disappointing. Don't waste your time looking for the elf to get a price. All they give is a peppermint candy 🍬 🙄 you can walk the whole place in 15-20min.

After snorkeling the beach and the north shore we thought we would give the aquarium a try. It was great. The kids were amazed by all of the unique creatures. We saw a zebra shark in a huge aquarium , loads of amazing tropical fish and my daughters favorite the sea horses. The seal habitat was closed and why we gave it a four but overall a great experience. The entire space can be done in an hour. Tip: Go early for free parking.

Lovely place to go for families with small kids. You’ll probably get through the whole thing in under 30 min. We had a very good time and glad we went. 3 adults (locals rate) and 3 kids cost us $26. Some of the displays were shutdown. When we went there was no petting ray area for the kids.

A perfect little adventure especially if you're looking for something quality to do before a flight home and don't wanna be at the beach... Nice little place. The staff is friendly and everything is well maintained. To he honest you can probably do the whole thing in a hour or less. But there is a great park across the street and the zoo one by so I can be also combo'ed with the zoo near by. All in all we had fun and it was the perfect adventure before our flight.

Small, but very nice aquarium. A great place to come with kids. If you like snorkeling, it will give you a better understanding of what you are seeing. Outside they have created brilliantly several types of tidal pools and reefs you'll encounter while swimming on the island.

Anytime we can support the education of local aquatic life and rehabilitation of animals, we will pay the small fee ($12) to explore. The shark, sea horses, weedy sea dragons were our favorite. This must be the smallest aquarium we have ever attended and hope they are able to support an expansion of educational efforts and rescue. As a money maker they capture fun photos that are over priced ($50) but support the aquarium so I justified the cost. Please support your aquarium🌊🦀🦈🐙🦭🪸🪼

Free parking although there are only like 8 spaces available. There's an indoor section and an outdoor section, but the outdoor section is currently under improvement and the seal exhibit is empty. That being said the indoor section is small but it was still a lot of fun looking at the fish and coral. All in all was able to see everything in less than an hour. It's fun looking at the pictures for each exhibit and trying to find the fish swimming. It's almost halloween and they had halloween decorations in the tanks.

In September my son and I visited Waikiki Aquarium. I thought the experience was quite worth it. The aquarium was extremely reasonably priced to get in (I think it was around $12 per adult at the time). It wasn't as big as other aquariums I had visited but they had a large variety of beautiful fish and corals there. And they had a few exhibits on Hawaiian culture and the ocean which were interesting. Also the aquarium was located right across from a large open park beneath the shadow of Diamond Head. All in all a very nice visit.

This aquarium was a good break from the crowds along Waikiki. It's not large, but the exhibits are good most have an audio, which can be played on your phone. It doesn't compare to the super aquariums like Monterey Bay, but for kids this is a five star, and there's a project area outside for them. There's also nice gift shop and it's at good location near the beach with parking and public transportation nearby.

A hidden and overlooked gem of the Waikiki Aquarium is the vibrant soft coral in some of the cases. With climate change and coral bleaching, the only place to see coral in it’s beautiful, live state is in an aquarium, unfortunately. As we strolled through the small aquarium wondering why we paid to see such a small attraction, I couldn’t help but take notice of and sincerely appreciate the hard and soft coral in the tanks with the fish. Of the small variety, I’ve only seen one or two of them in the ocean. It was beautiful to imagine that there was once a time when the coral here populated the coral reefs of the islands near and far. Sadly, that time has gone. Fortunately, UH has them available to see here in Waikiki. Although there isn’t a whole lot to see here at this dated and worn establishment, the coral itself is worth the price of admission because, well, where else would I see the coral in real life that’s not in a textbook or history book? I appreciated others wearing a mask in here because the air circulation wasn’t the best for such close quarters.

It's a small aquarium but 100% worth it. The staff members are very well informed and passionate. The ocean is such an integral part of Hawaii and its culture and you really learn a lot.

The aquarium was a great adventure to take the kids to. They loves seeing all of the fish and everything that lives in the water. Would very much recommend checking them out!

$12 admission gets you $12 worth of experience; not saying it's a bad thing, just much shorter than expected taking about 70 mins to view everything. The aquarium is all about coral reefs so you'll learn a lot about conservation and preservation of this ecosystem. Lots of colourful fish for the kids. Best animal there was the Dragonhorse!

Really cute aquarium. It is very small but everyone can enjoy it. If the money goes to helping conservation efforts, then this is a great place to visit in order to give back to Hawaii.

A nice little quaint aquarium that has some really nice exhibits. It was a reasonable admission price, and they offer a picture booklet package and you are able to download your pictures.

Wonderful Historic Exhibit of Sea Life in a Small but Impressive Setting and Environment!! 🙂🙂🌅🌅👏👏🐟🐟

This is a small but informative aquarium, the displays are wonderful, they offer a headset to anyone wanting to know more about the exhibits. The admission fee was very reasonable for what it is. Although it doesn't take long to go through a of the aquarium it is worth visiting to help support and keep it open.

The relatively small Aquarium is a nice Sanctuary away from the city and away from the crowd. however, it is rather disappointing that the outdoor exhibition is nearly non-existent. the major attraction with the seal or the sea lion was not there and it wasn't mentioned at the time of admission. it was nice and comfortable observing the sea life at the indoor exhibition

The Waikiki Aquarium contains the right amount of exhibits for a visit. There are enough exotic specimens to interest about anyone. They have less outdoor exhibits than some bigger aquariums; but I don't think many folks would stay out in that tropical sun very long anyway. I was able to put into use the advice the marine biologist gave about the proper distance to stay away from a beached monk seal. I encountered one and did accordingly with no incident.

Excellent attraction read the reviews yes it’s small and yes not as big as large aquariums but this place has really nice displays. Clean and we presented areas. Fantastic fish to look at and some nice outdoor areas. It’s only $10 something dollars to get in so real great value. A major yes for kids.

I have been coming to this Aquarium every time I come back to Oahu. Helpful staff. Informative displays. Nice collection of aquatic life. One of the best coral 🪸 displays any place. Make certain to see the out door coral tank. Note the rapid growth of their farmed coral. I hope you join, and get their news letter....lots of events plans over the year. When you sing up tell them Joe sent you... they will say Joe Who...that's me😃

It's small but such a lovely exhibit. I appreciate the free parking too. 😌 great place for the family. I would love to return another year my kids enjoyed looking at the shark and all the different Fishes.

A lovely treasure trove of sea life, especially the Seahorse section and seal lions. Affordable prices and large selection of souvenirs. Upside: Plenty of hands on activities, located along the beach, great views of Waikiki. Downside: Flow of crowds are uneven- some parts are busier than others.

(Translated by Google) Feeling like no impossibility $ 12 for adults It ’s like you ’re finished watching in 15 minutes (Original) 可もなく不可もなくといった感じ 大人12ドルなので暇潰しならいいと思う 15分もあれば見終える感じです

Great aquarium. Don’t listen to the negative reviews. About an hour and 20-30 minutes to get through and very reasonably priced

Nice little aquarium that will take around 30 minutes to an hour to see. Because of COVID some exhibits are closed but it's still worth visiting.

Enjoyed our visit. This is a small aquarium but it is fun to visit. Go there, check it out, and enjoy your time.

We visited the aquarium between checking out of our hotel and catching our flight later that night. I'm so glad we did. It was a small but nice aquarium. The kids loved it and we saw some fish and sea life we haven't seen before.

Visited here prior COVID, was amazing to experience it all. Lots of marine wildlife & information

Ok it's not big but the prices are very reasonable. The exhibits are varied and indoor and outdoor and the staff are friendly and helpful especially with getting the kids involved in the outside area. The best news is the grandkids were fascinated - 100's of Nemos, jellyfish, sharks, crabs, coral, seahorses, sea dragons and even the diving tank cleaner lady etc. With the kids on an island tour this escape was a grandparent godsend. It does get busy so arrive at 9 to avoid the post breakfast rush.

If you ever been any other aquarium this one is not worthy, very small and it is only 30 min to walk around.

Love coming here... Ohana Night was the best!!

Short walk through exhibits We went through twice. Loved the fish and seahorse exhibits. We did this before our flight going home. Not expensive at all. Gift shop was small but I found great unique items. Beautiful walk along the beach.

Nice displays, very friendly staff. However I was in hopes of a better display

Moderate sized aquarium with a rich history run by the University of Hawaii. We spent about 90 minutes going through at a modest pace, which I felt was perfect. Really enjoyed the jelly fish, octopus, and tropical fish exhibits. Very few dedicated parking spots, just plan on parking elsewhere and walking a bit.

Within easy waking distance of Waikiki Beach. It has nice displays, several beautiful tanks, a large fish gallery with a shark, and an adorable leopard seal outside 😍 the sea dragon's and several seahorses tanks were an absolute favorite. Would make for a great stop for families with small children. Indoor and outdoor exhibits. It's not a huge facility but it is nice, has clean restrooms, and a cute gift shop. Oh, and the jellyfish tanks are very pretty too!

Very small but fun aquarium. Quick walk through it all, I recommend also going to the zoo on the same trip or enjoy the local beaches around it.

Nice tanks with fish and small sea creatures. Amazing small sharks and giant grouper. Unfortunately still no monk seals. Also some kids activities available, such as coloring pictures, find a fish. Actually about 1 hr is more tgan enough there.

(Translated by Google) A very small aquarium with fish and creatures you've never seen. Some seals that only survived 1000 were seen. There was also a corner where sea urchins and hermit crabs could be touched, and the children were excited and excited. My child was too small to be physically fit, but I wondered if I could go to the zoo after seeing the aquarium. (Original) とても小さい水族館ですが見た事がないような魚や生物が見られます。1000頭しか生存しないアザラシも見れました。ウニやヤドカリを触らせてくれるコーナーもあり子供達は大喜びしてはしゃいでました。 うちの子は小さいので体力的に無理でしたが動物園に水族館見てから行くのもありなのかなと思いました。

Stopped in while walking around the around. For $12 (for adults), it was a great way to spend about 30 minutes learning about coral and fish. The staff were very friendly and had a small live exist going to see what sea cucumber and spiky sea urchins feel like. Unfortunately the resident monk seal was on vacation in California, but they expect him home by summer of 2023.

Great little aquarium. Not overwhelming like some can be. Prices make up for the small location.

Aquarium is a little on the small side but still totally worth it, especially being an easy walk from Waikiki beach. Saw some species I've never seen or heard of before! Really well done exhibits and very environmentally conscious in their practices.

This is a really small aquarium, but it is priced appropriately and offers student and kama’aina discounts. I really enjoyed all of their tanks and appreciated the staff members for the knowledge that they shared. The fish looked happy and healthy.

WOW! I love aquariums and the Waikiki Aquarium did not disappoint! It is a smaller space, but there are so many different tanks and a large one too. Admission prices are not bad and staff was beyond nice!! Can't wait to come back and share this place with others now that it has reopened, I highly recommend checking it out.

Small but extremely informative. Video presentations explained what they do & how they get it done. They have living things on display that don't look real. The sea animals that make up coral & live off of the coral look like something made up for TV. It is seems things on TV imitate these intelligent living beings. You can feel like you are a part of the experiences. Bravo 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽

Good aquarium, especially for little children - it is small, but beautiful exhibitions. We went during COVID, and several exhibitions were closed... Besides that it was nice, and not too expensive.

(Translated by Google) Stopped in the middle while riding the Waikiki Trolley. It was a great experience to see many different fish. I wanted to hear explanations about various fish, but I was disappointed because the system for explanations in Korean was insufficient. (Original) 와이키키 트롤리를 타며 중간에 들린 곳입니다. 여러 다양한 물고기를 볼 수 있어서 좋은 경험이었습니다. 여러 물고기들에 대한 설명을 듣고 싶었지만 한국어에 대한 해설안내 시스템이 미흡해서 아쉬웠습니다.

Not happy to have to rate so so, but the Waikiki Aquarium has really been let go and needs some deep improvements. This is nothing new and was going downhill even before the COVID situation. Compared to other Aquariums I have been too, this unfortunately is a big disappointment. Of course if you were a kid, you wouldn't know any better, but it is truly shameful to represent the state. I hope they find the funds to improve, but for now, it is a mediocre aquarium at best.

(Translated by Google) Lots of rare corals. (Original) 珍しい珊瑚が沢山。

Neat little aquarium.

Almost feels like this attraction should have been part of the zoo due to its location and size. Nothing too spectacular here. Just your run of the mill aquarium. The sea lions are cool if you arrive on time to see them.

Magnificent experience! Very nice place to see amazing variety of creatures!

It is 2nd oldest Public Aquarium in the nation. Managing by University of Hawaii. Great place for families and children

So ended up here as a fall back plan but it was a nice experience. It is a modest aquarium but nicely executed. Mostly fish although there is a shark and an adorable monk seal who acts as an ambassador for the severly endangered species. It only takes about an hour to walk through if you are letting your toddlers look at every exhibit. It's next door to a pretty cool piece of Honolulu history called "The War Memorial" which was a giant seaside pool built after The Great War. It is unused now but still pretty neat. All and all the aquarium was a nice visit but has not yet reached the size to be consistently interesting i.e. I wouldn't buy a pass however, they do appear to be improving and expanding so I would check back in six months or so. The price is fair and they offer military discounts.

Fun for the kids and adults both as long as you love marveling at God's diverse creation!

(Translated by Google) Worth $ 12 (Original) 12달러 가치 충분

(Translated by Google) It's a very small aquarium, but it was fun. Some creatures I saw for the first time. (Original) とても小さな水族館ですが楽しかったです。初めて見る生き物もありました。

Cool place to hang out!

Beautiful

A small, intimate focus on marine life of Hawaii, Papahanaumokuakea, and the Pacific Ocean in general. Only mammal is a Hawaiian Monk Seal--NOAA rescue. The Aquarium is closed to the public until further notice. The Covid19 shutdown has exacerbated skinny cash flow.

The size of the aquarium threw me off (it's not as big as I was expecting) but there are some great interior exhibits with beautiful fish. It is definitely worth a visit and is very kid friendly.

Small place, but not bad for the price. Great for kids and right next to the park.

Small but enough. Have a lots of aquatic creatures. Kids enjoy it.

Loved the jellyfish! Came here cause of a school assignment before COVID but I really enjoyed all the marine life they had. Hopefully I can come here again sometime. I do wish it was bigger , this is kind of the smallest aquarium I have gone to , but I also understand the environmental aspect of it you shouldn't capture too many animals for human entertainment you know

Update your holiday hours.

It is very small, but entertaining for a rainy day was fine. Not too expensive. But the visit won’t be longer than 1 hour !

This place is not worth the visit. Hop in the water and you can see all the same fish in their own habitat. A large portion of the exhibits are closed including the seal exhibit. Don't waste your money. Plus one star because they do have moray eels

Educational! Interesting!!

Awesome little aquarium with a tremendous variety of tropical marine life and caring staff.

Honestly your local Petco is going to have more fish and be more exciting. But it was cheap and killed 20 minutes.

Bigger than I thought.

Very small but nice

(Translated by Google) There were many bad reviews I think that more than 12 dollars of adult is enough. It wasn't huge, but it was fun. The creatures on display looked healthy and the interior was comfortable. (Original) 나쁜 평이 많았지만 어른 12달러의 가치 이상은 충분히 한다고 봄. 엄청 넓진 않지만 재밌게 봤고 전시된 생물들은 건강해보였고 실내는 쾌적했다.

They have cool ac in the gallery

Small but informative .. worth the visit

(Translated by Google) Too few fish! (Original) 魚が少なすぎる！

Very cool.

Nice displays but very small and a bit overpriced for what you see.

(Translated by Google) Excellent price to enter is 12 dollars, the order cleaning and care of the place is very good, attention, 100% recommended (Original) Exelente precio para ingresar es de 12 dólares, el orden aseo y cuidado del lugar es muy bueno, la atención, 100% recomendable

Not a bad aquarium, but is borderline whether the price point is worth the experience. If you have young kids and its raining - its a good way to kill 30 minutes to an hour.

(Translated by Google) Small but happy (Original) 小さいけど満足

It was a small place but only cost $12. There were lots of really cool fish, seahorses, jellyfish, coral and more. Unfortunately the seals were not there when i went.