Hawaii is planning a rebate program this spring to help residents replace older, inefficient appliances with energy-efficient models.

The state will offer mail-in rebates toward the purchase of Energy Star-qualified appliances. The program, run through Hawaii's utilities, has already begun for the island of Oahu and is tentatively scheduled to begin for the rest of the state in April.

Rebates available for Oahu residents are as follows:

• Ceiling fan - $40
• Clothes washer (limit 1 per household) - $50
• Dishwasher (limit 1 per household) - $50
• Refrigerator (limit 1 per household) - $50
• Window AC unit - $75
• Ductless split air conditioner - $110
• Central air conditioning maintenance - $50

Residents must include both the new appliance sales receipt and proof that the replaced products were removed and recycled.

The program is one of 56 State Energy-Efficient Appliance Rebate Programs, popularly known as Cash for Appliances, that are being set up in the United States and six U.S. territories with the help of federal stimulus money.

Hawaii will receive about $1.2 million of the nearly $300 million in stimulus funding available nationwide from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

For more information on the Cash for Appliances program, visit the Hawaii Energy or Kauai Island Utility Cooperative Web sites or call Hawaii Energy at 808-537-5577 or the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative at 808-246-4300.