Humpbacks of Hawaii Exhibit & Sphere

Had a great talk with Maui Ocean Center’s General Manager, Tapani Vuori, and Marketing Director, Elyse Dietzel  talk about Humpbacks of Hawaii Exhibit & Sphere at the Maui Ocean Center sphere is  balloon-like structure made of inflatable polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and houses a 3D digital theater, the first of its kind in Hawai‘i. The monolithic concrete and PVC “Dome” is 56 feet in diameter, and it is one of several planned projects that exemplifies Maui Ocean Center’s commitment to expanding educational experiences for Hawai‘i residents and visitors

The 139-seat theater – along with a new 1200 square foot exhibit hall, will focus on the humpbacks’ nomadic lifestyle, their behavior at any given point of their migration, the different roles they engage in, and their migration routes taken globally, regionally, and within Hawaiian waters.

The theater is Maui’s first 3D Sphere – a perfect backdrop for celestial navigation workshops, as well as a place to show Science on a Sphere, an educational tool developed and maintained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Imagine a large spinning globe on which you can display active scientific data like climate change, ocean temperature, and atmospheric storms. You can even use it to learn about planets other than our own!” explained Vuori.

For updates on the Dome and the Humpbacks of Hawai‘i Exhibit, please visit MauiOceanCenter.com, Twitter.com/MauiOceanCenter, and Facebook.

For more info Go to //mauioceancenter.com/humpbacks-of-hawaii-exhibit-dome-theater-update/