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Isle Hopping
Star-Bulletin staff
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Shark time at MOC
It's Shark Week at Maui Ocean Center, where activities include special daily presentations, children's activities and a sleepover, all geared toward educating aquarium guests about sharks and their role in the ocean ecosystem and Hawaiian culture.
Most Shark Week activities are included with aquarium admission of $24 for adults, $21 for age 65 and older, and $17 for children 3 to 12, with the exception of the sleepover and an upgrade package.
A Sea Talk at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday will highlight the mano, or shark. The talk will be followed by video footage of sharks feeding in the wild in Fiji and a recording of a whale shark, the largest of the species.
On Friday, children in grades 3 to 8 are invited to sleep with the sharks at the "Sensational Sharks" sleepover. Children will have the opportunity to feed hammerhead sharks, touch fossilized shark teeth, make shark crafts, watch educational shark movies and more.
The sleepover starts at 5:30 p.m. and ends at 8 a.m. Saturday. Price is $60 per child with a 15 percent discount for MOC members. Call (808) 270-7075 for reservations. The center is at 192 Maalaea Road.
Escape to Lanai
Experience the privacy associated with old Hawaii via a kamaaina summer promotion that includes luxurious accommodations at rates starting at $229 at Four Seasons Resort Lana'i, The Lodge at Koele, and $269 at Four Seasons Resort Lana'i at Manele Bay.
The offer includes a $50 dinner credit per room per night, unlimited scheduled island transportation for $20 per person and a golf rate of $85 per person at either of our two championship courses (The Experience at Koele, designed by Greg Norman and Ted Robinson; and The Challenge at Manele, designed by Jack Nicklaus.) The deal is valid on new bookings through Sept. 30.
Rates listed are per room, per night, based on single or double occupancy, and are subject to availability. Tax and service charge additional.
Call (808) 565-3800 or visit www.fourseasons.com/lanai to book. Refer to the Kamaaina Summer promotion.
Bike to see lava
Bikevolcano.com offers a quick way to see Kilauea's lava flow with a guided bicycle adventure to the place where magma meets the ocean, with spectacular ocean views on the way, dinner in Kalapana, and the reward of Pele's hypnotic creation. Call toll-free (888) 934-9199 or (808) 934-9199.
