Every day, I’m scouring the Internet for land use and environmental news from around the state and around the world that means something for us here in Hawaii. Noteworthy today: replacing a mansion with a barn, earthquake repairs going on four years and calling for climate change legislation.

• The Kauai Planning Commission was asked to withdraw an already-approved permit allowing the construction of a 5,800-square-foot home in an environmentally sensitive area and instead approve a small barn for pigs, goats and miniature horses, The Garden Island reports. They say to never look a gift horse in the mouth…
• Lt. Gov. James “Duke” Aiona yesterday vetoed a bill that would have prevented investors from claiming high-technology tax credits for three years to help with the state’s budget deficit, according to the Star-Advertiser. Civil Beat Editor John Temple says Aiona did the “right thing.”
• Nearly four years after earthquakes damaged Big Island reservoirs, the completion date for one of the most severely damaged locations has been pushed back again, West Hawaii Today writes.
• Celebrating World Oceans Day earlier in the week, Hawaii environmentalists united [doc] to call on the state’s Congressional delegation to pass climate change legislation. Senate Majority Leader Gary Hooser, also a candidate for lieutenant governor, blogged about it.
• Senate Democrats rejected a GOP-led effort Thursday to strip the Environmental Protection Agency of authority to regulate greenhouse gases, USA Today reports.
• Your BP oil spill content for today is an exclusive Associate Press video of scuba diving under — and in — the spill. Enjoy:

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