Membership Giveaway

NOW CLOSED!

The Membership Giveaway is now closed. Mahalo to all new Waikiki Aquarium members! Four (4) winners will be randomly selected to receive a $250 gift card to the International Market Place merchant of choice. Potential winners will be notified by phone and must sign any required winner’s documents or prize will be forfeited and an alternate may be selected.

Become a Member Today!

We invite you to become a Friends of the Waikīkī Aquarium (FOWA) member today! As a FOWA member, you’re supporting the Aquarium’s mission to inspire and promote understanding, appreciation and conservation of Pacific marine life.

Members also enjoy unlimited admission to the Aquarium for an entire year as well as opportunities for participation in unique and educational Aquarium-sponsored activities and events.

By joining the FOWA ʻohana, you make it possible for the Aquarium to maintain its spectacular marine exhibits, launch new and exciting exhibits, offer engaging programs and classes to students of all ages, and expand efforts to conserve and preserve marine life. Membership contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law.

Join or Renew

Membership Benefits

  • A full year of free admission to the Aquarium

  • Invitations to exclusive Member-only Aquarium events

  • Advance notice and discounted ticket prices for special events including the Ke Kani O Ke Kai summer concert series

  • Discounts to and advance notification of classes and educational programs

  • Our beautiful and informative quarterly magazine, Kilo i’a

  • Discount at the Natural Selection gift shop (excluding books)

  • Rental of the Aquarium for evening events (available every day except Wednesdays, based on availability)

  • Free saltwater pick-up for home/office aquariums

  • Free or discounted admission to select zoos and aquariums across the country

  • Special offers from partner organizations

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Individual

$4500yearly
  • One individual cardholder
  • $10 discount for seniors (65+)

Family

$6500yearly
  • Two adults
  • Children under 18 years of age residing in the same household

Grandparents

$6500yearly
  • Two grandparents
  • Up to six grandchildren under 18 years of age

Family Plus

$9500yearly
  • Two adults
  • Children under 18 years of age residing in the same household
  • FREE admission for two guests per visit when accompanied by member

Membership Giveaway Official Rules

  1. HOW TO ENTER:  Visit fowaquarium.org to become a member of the Friends of the Waikiki Aquarium (FOWA) between November 1-30, 2021 and be automatically entered. Join or renew membership no later than November 30, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. Limit one entry per person. No mechanically reproduced entries accepted.
  2. ELIGIBILITY: Open to residents of Hawaii, 18 years of age and older as of November 1, 2021, except for employees of FOWA, the Waikiki Aquarium, International Market Place, their affiliates, subsidiaries and agencies, and members of their immediate family or persons living in the same household. Void where prohibited.
  3. DRAWING: A random drawing will be conducted on or about December 1, 2021.  Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received. Potential winners will be notified by phone and must sign any required winner’s documents or prize will be forfeited and an alternate may be selected.  All income taxes resulting from acceptance of prize are the responsibility of winner.  By entering giveaway, entrant accepts and agrees to these Official Rules and the decisions of FOWA, which shall be final in all matters.  By accepting prize, winner agrees to hold FOWA, their affiliates, directors, officers, employees and assigns harmless against any and all claims and liability arising out of use or redemption of prize.  Acceptance also constitutes permission to FOWA to use winner’s name, likeness, and biographical information for marketing purposes without further compensation or right of approval, unless prohibited by law.  FOWA and its affiliated companies will not be responsible for lost, late, or misdirected entries or prize notices or for any typographical, or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the sweepstakes, announcement of the prizes, or for the failure of any store to forward entries to FOWA offices prior to random drawing. In the event of any such error or failure, Market City reserves the right to modify this giveaway in a manner deemed reasonable by FOWA, at its discretion. All federal and state laws apply.
  4. PRIZES: Four (4) Winners will receive One (1) $250 gift card to the International Market Place merchant of choice. Prizes valued at $250 each. Total prize value: $1,000. Limit one prize per family/household. No substitution or transfer of prize permitted by winner.  FOWA reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.  All prizes will be awarded.