A resident from Honolulu Street spotted a 4.8 pound coconut crab in their area. Holly Cantere of the Moanalua region found the huge coconut crab crawling along Salt Lake Boulevard last Sunday afternoon, according to reports.

On Monday morning, Hawai'i County Civil Defense officials carried out an overnight flight. As per the observations, officials affirmed that since Sunday, the June 27 lava flow has advanced around 75 to 85 yards and now, it is moving towards the northeast.

On Tuesday, the construction of the $1.4 billion Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) officially kicked off. This enormous next-generation telescope would be the world's largest telescope.

Scientists have reported the worst coral bleaching occurring on Hawaii Island's wind-facing coast. The research team has blamed the lack of trade winds in the region for the bleaching.

To understand more about Kilauea volcano's threat from a slow-moving lava flow in a Hawaiian town, affected traders are meeting civil defense officials.

The meeting was fixed for Wednesday in the town of Pahoa on the Big Island. Since 1983, Kilauea has been constantly erupting and scientists have started worrying when a new lava flow moved within a mile of a subdivision last week.

The Hawaii health care has been facing threats by the federal health care overhaul. More than half the state's population is dependent on expansive, employer-provided coverage for medical benefits. Hawaii is known as the first state to introduce employer-mandated health care.

Hawai'i Space Exploration and Simulation (HI-SEAS) mission, headed by its crew members returned to Earth after spending four months on simulated Mars early Friday morning.

NASA is working with the U.S. Navy on the Hawaiian island of Kauai to find if testing of flying saucer into Earth's atmosphere can be carried out in late June after the test got cancelled lately owing to bad weather conditions.