Home Energy Rebates · HI
Hawaii hasn't launched either federal Home Energy Rebate program: HEEHR for electric appliances or HOMES for whole-home upgrades. Federal tax credits for home energy upgrades ended after 2025; income-qualified households can still apply for weatherization.
HEEHR · electric appliances
Not open yet not launched (pending DOE approval to launch; expected early 2027)
HOMES · whole-home upgrades
Not open yet not launched (pending federal funds and DOE approval; timing unknown)
HSEO: 'Currently Pending US Department of Energy Approval of launch.' 'The High Efficiency Electric Home Rebate pathway (HEEHR) and the Home Owner Managing Energy Savings pathway (HOMES) will be available to Hawaiʻi residents in early 2027.' HEEHR funding fully awarded; HOMES funding anticipated to be fully awarded. Uses DOE's 2026 program names.
The Building Performance Association's June 2026 map, a trade-group source and the only national list since DOE stopped publishing one, lists Hawaii as “Applied & Funds Awarded (not launched)”.
Closed Federal tax credits (25C and 25D): ended for work after December 31, 2025 (Public Law 119-21). 2025 work is claimed on 2025 returns with IRS Form 5695. What ended → IRS ↗
Open Weatherization Assistance Program: funded for FY2026; pays for efficiency work, starting with an energy audit, for households at or below 200% of federal poverty guidelines. Apply through Hawaii’s weatherization agency. Who qualifies → DOE ↗
Open LIHEAP: funded for FY2026; helps pay heating and cooling bills through Hawaii’s LIHEAP office. LIHEAP →
Open ENERGY STAR Rebate Finder: searches offers on certified products by ZIP code. Rebate Finder ↗
Hawaii hasn't launched either federal Home Energy Rebate program: HEEHR for electric appliances or HOMES for whole-home upgrades. As checked on October 12, 2026, HEEHR: not launched (pending DOE approval to launch; expected early 2027). HOMES: not launched (pending federal funds and DOE approval; timing unknown).
HEEHR: Hawaiʻi State Energy Office (HSEO) with a program implementer. HOMES: Hawaiʻi State Energy Office (HSEO).
No. The federal 25C and 25D credits ended for work after December 31, 2025, under Public Law 119-21, in every state. Work done in 2025 is claimed on 2025 returns with IRS Form 5695. Income-qualified households can still apply for the Weatherization Assistance Program.
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