Hawaii
Yard rebates in Honolulu
6 programs can pay Honolulu residents for yard projects: 5 run by the city, the county or the utilities and districts that serve it, and 1 open to anyone in Hawaii. The largest, Honolulu BWS Residential Rain Barrel Rebate, pays up to $160 per household.
Utility programs only apply to that utility’s customers, so check who supplies your water and power.
Honolulu's own programs
Run by the city or by a utility or district that serves it.
- Open
Honolulu BWS Residential Rain Barrel Rebate
Honolulu Board of Water Supply (Water Sensible Program)
$40 per rain barrel, limit 4 per applicant
Up to $160 per household
- Open
Honolulu BWS Weather-Based Irrigation Controller Rebate
Honolulu Board of Water Supply (Water Sensible Program)
Up to $100 or the pre-tax product cost, whichever is less; limit 1 per applicant
Up to $100 per household
- Open
Honolulu BWS Soil Moisture System Rebate
Honolulu Board of Water Supply (Water Sensible Program)
Up to $35 or the pre-tax product cost; limit 1 per applicant
Up to $35 per household
- Ended
Malama Maunalua Wailupe Valley Rain Barrel Program
Malama Maunalua
Free rain barrel and installation; value not published
Honolulu County programs
Open to residents anywhere in the county.
- Ended
Malama Maunalua Rainwater Capture Incentive Pilot
Malama Maunalua with City and County of Honolulu Department of Facility Maintenance
Free supplies and installation of rain barrels, rain gardens and native trees; dollar value not published
Anywhere in Hawaii
- Open
DOFAW State Forestry Nurseries Low-Cost Seedlings
Hawaii DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife
Maui: dibble pots $4, 1-gallon $10, 2-gallon $15 each. Hawaii Island: most species $2 each; Italian cypress $4; Koaia and Podocarpus $6. Not free.
Sow is not affiliated with any of these agencies or utilities. Amounts and rules change, often at the start of a fiscal year, so confirm the details on the official page before you start a project. How we research these programs
Plan your Honolulu yard project in Sow
Lay out the new planting on a photo of your yard with plants native to the area, and keep the plant list ready for the application.