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: nuclear irradiator review rejected and Kauai vacation rental bill deferred.

• The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday rejected the environmental review of a proposed fruit and vegetable irradiator near Honolulu Airport, Earthjustice announced.

• The proposed Kauai ordinance that would allow vacation rentals on agricultural lands — and loosen restrictions on rentals in residential neighborhoods — was deferred again this week, The Garden Island reports.

• New state rules for dams and reservoirs could include fines and certification.

• The Big Island papaya farmer who lost 17 acres of crop to vandals is not taking it lying down, the Hawaii Tribune-Herald reports. He’s posting solicitations for information on bulletin boards, and the police are “following up on some leads.”

• The two-year drought continues its stranglehold on every Hawaiian Island, Hawaii News Now reports after getting a look at the latest Drought Information Statement from the National Weather Service.

• The state is defending a plan to introduce a Brazilian insect to control non-native strawberry guava, saying the measure is necessary despite many public concerns.

• New criticism from the Federal Housing Finance Agency could kill Property Assessed Clean Energy proposals like the one that stalled in Hawaii this year. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had already voiced concerns.

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