Friday happenings at the Maui Ocean Center

October 15th, 2009

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On October 16, World Food Day, the Aquarium joins the international celebration by featuring the talents of James Beard nominee Chef Henry Tariga and the award-winning Seascape Ma’alaea Restaurant with a mini food exhibition of multi-cultural cuisine.  The restaurant will also offer a delicious cultural menu for one day only on October 16.   

In keeping with the day’s food theme, Chef Diver will give a presentation on the fishy meals prepared for the animals at the Aquarium.  This popular and educational presentation takes place in the Hammerhead Harbor exhibit at 12pm and is included with park admission.  Guests are invited to take a seat, watch, and learn about how food for the Aquarium’s animals is prepared, including they key ingredients that go into a healthy shark, fish, or ray’s diet.

Also, join them as they welcome a new female juvenile tiger shark to the Aquarium with a traditional Hawaiian blessing.  Maui Ocean Center’s cultural advisor Kahu Charles Maxwell Sr. will conduct the blessing in the Open Ocean Exhibit at 11:30am.  Guests are invited to witness this special event and to sample sweet potato and taro following the ceremony.


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