Not sure how this would ever take one hour let alone two. It’s certainly not worth $12. Though learning about the coral reefs and ecosystems was interesting, the featured marine life was okay. I’ve seen much better at other aquariums for about the same price. No seals. No octopus. Seems those areas were under construction. The most interesting marine life was jellyfish species. Not worth time or money.

Quaint aquarium that allows you to take your time and and get up close to many species of fish. This aquarium does a lot of reef conservation and helps with regrowth. Unfortunately, the Monk Seal was in San Diego at the time of my visit. At this time the enclosure was closed for refurbishment. They did have a large outdoor aquarium for viewing, the rest of the environment is inside with great A/C. The week I was there temps were in the high 80’s, the indoor environment was what I needed for a hot and humid day. I spent 90 min here. Great price…$12

We spent about an hour here. We got out of the rain so happy we were mostly inside and enjoyed walking around but when we went outside, we realized there was nothing out there as it was being worked on. Bummer! They take your picture and try and get you to buy a book. We did end up buying it as a souvenir as you also got the digital pics. But one of the pics was with the seal that is no longer there. My kiddo did enjoy it and there were many fish we hadn't seen before. Worth it if it's a walk from your hotel or to get out of the rain or sun.

We were looking for fun things to do with kids on a rainy day in Waikiki Beach and found this aquarium. We were able to walk here from our hotel (with kids aged 13 and 7 and one adult with a broken foot). The aquarium was small but had lots of cool exhibits including seahorses, sharks, octopi, jellyfish, stingrays, sea urchins, turtles, tropical fish, coral, and more. The seal exhibit was closed but we were lucky enough to see one in the wild basking in the sun days before, so we weren’t disappointed. Staff members were friendly and answered a lot of questions from my curious 7 year old. We spent an hour or two here and had a nice visit.

It is a nice little aquarium. There are quite a few different tanks and type of fish, although the seals are still missing. I would say tops is to spend an hour there, and probably best aimed at younger children.

We knew by the reviews that this was a small aquarium so we were able to enjoy with that I mind. It is a really nice aquarium. The collection is good, the information is interesting. I would recommend taking a little of your time to visit. We didn’t have children but still enjoyed it.

We had a very nice aquarium visit. It was a 1.4 mile stroll from EMBASSY SUITES, 201 Beachwalk St in Waikiki. The entry fee was very reasonable & the staff very polite & knowledgeable about the variuos exhibitions. The visit lasted about 1.5 hours & we got to see a lot of sea life & sea life that is relevant to Hawaii.

We walked here from our hotel along the seafront and through the park. There was very little else of interest in Waikiki to be honest, with its overcrowded beach, sky high prices and hideous architecture. However, this was extremely good. We've been to bigger aquariums but this was probably the most informative. The conservation work these people are supporting is impressive too. Recommended.

Because we arrived on the island during a very rainy period, we chose to do an indoor activity. The aquarium is very small but contains some very nice displays. I would skip it if the weather had allowed, but as a backup plan it worked to entertain our little kids for about an hour.

We visits the aquarium one morning before headed to the beach. This is a very small aquarium and took us about 1.5 hours to see it all. The indoor exhibits were excellent and well curated with sea life endemic to Hawai’i. The docents were engaging and very knowledgeable from sea life to Hawai’i geology. Sadly, monk seals were not on display. We (2 adults) paid $12 each, so it is a relatively inexpensive, easy to walk to attraction. The aquarium has some upgrades to exhibits planned, but other than monk seals all of the tanks had gorgeous creatures. Take a break from the beach for this lovely diversion. While the zoo is antiquated and in urgent need of upgrades (the fantastic potential is untapped at this time), this is the opposite. Two thumbs up.