What do you do to save energy? Blue Planet Foundation wants to know. Upload photos that show how you and your friends and family conserve energy, and you can win *your choice* of an ENERGY STAR washer, ENERGY STAR refrigerator or a Giant 3-speed cruiser from McCully Bicycle. Go to KITV's uLocal page to upload your photos. We'll use them to create a map that gives us a story in pictures of how residents are practicing energy conservation in Hawai‘i. It will show how each community is doing its part—and you'll be able to see what others are doing as we build Hawaii’s clean energy future together. ENTER NOW!

Thanks to McCully Bicycle for donating a 2012 Giant men's Simple Three cruiser (retail price, $449.98). It's an aluminum frame cruiser with an internal 3-speed shifter, equipped with fenders and a rear rack. That's a sweet, emissions-free way to roll!

CONTEST RULES: No purchase necessary.  Enter at http://ulocal.kitv.com/ by 11:59 p.m. HST on November 20, 2011.  To enter, you must have access to the Internet, valid email address, ulocal account and a valid ID. Must be 18 or over (as of October 17, 2011 and legal U.S. resident residing and domiciled in Hawaii. Limit one entry per person.  Incomplete and multiple entries are void.  Employees of entities associated with the contest, their families and/or persons living in the same households as such persons (whether related or not) are ineligible.  One winner will be randomly selected on November 21, 2011.  Winner receives a choice of an ENERGY STAR refrigerator, ENERGY STAR washer or a bicycle from McCully Bicycle.  Winner must claim their prize and execute contest releases at the KITV4 Studios by November 30, 2011.  Winner must respond within timeframe indicated in complete rules or prize is forfeited. Odds of winning depend on number of entries. Visit http://ulocal.kitv.com/ for complete rules and details.

Some of the Entries

Well, lookie here, it's your competition! We'll be posting selected entries below throughout the contest. So, get your camera on and start snapping.

Another container load of energy-saving refrigerators were brought to residents' homes on Moloka‘i yesterday as our Hui Up! program continues to bring energy and cost savings to folks on the Friendly Isle. Last weekend, the Youth Energy Team visited participating households to measure their energy consumption pre-energy-efficient refrigerator. They'll revisit these homes to follow up on the impact that the new, ENERGY STAR models make. For more information about Hui Up, check out our video!

Beginning today, March 7, Hawaii Energy has a valuable offer—available for two weeks only—for residents of Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and Hawaii Island, and another one for Hawaiian Homestead residents on those islands. (Sorry, Oahu.) 

Maui County and Hawaii County residents qualify for a $250 rebate for ENERGY STAR refrigerators purchased from local retailers in the next two weeks. Hawaiian Homestead residents are eligible for a limited number of $250 rebates on refrigerators and/or ENERGY STAR clothes washers. Hawaii Energy has $200,000 allocated for this program, and the offer will expire when funds are depleted. (So get on it!)

Energy-efficient refrigerators can use 40% less energy than older models and be half or one-third as costly to operate.

Rebate applications are available at local retailers. Hawaiian Homesteaders must contact Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA), a partner for this offer, for a rebate application. Check the Hawaii Energy website for more details.