Gabe Johnson

HI · Maui County Councilmember, Lanai

Gabe Johnson serves as Maui County Councilmember for Lanai.

Environment and Public Health (5 records), Government Efficiency (1 record), Housing Affordability (7 records),

Government Spending Reduction (2 records)

Track record

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Environment and Public Health · 5 support

Introduced Bill 66, setting aside 20% of county hotel-room tax money for a climate action fund.
May 15, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: mauicounty.us
Introduced Bill 136, which set Maui County's first Climate Action and Resiliency Plan. The council passed it on final reading.
December 23, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: mauicounty.us
Led his committee in recommending a law, passed as Bill 52, that requires all county wastewater to meet reuse standards by 2039.
March 12, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: mauicounty.us
Introduced Bill 103, which let the county tax idle farmland at higher tiers to push owners to farm it. The council passed it.
December 15, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: mauicounty.us
Introduced Bill 160, which reserved the Kula Agricultural Park expansion for organic farming and favored food for local markets. The council passed it.
February 17, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: mauicounty.us

Government Efficiency · 1 support

Introduced two water bills the council passed: one bases water demand on real use, and one frees rain tanks up to 30,000 gallons from permits.
January 17, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: mauicounty.us

Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose

Introduced Bill 66, setting aside 20% of county hotel-room tax money for a climate action fund.
May 15, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: mauicounty.us
Voted yes as the council passed the county's fiscal year 2026 operating budget and capital program on final reading.
June 3, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: mauicounty.gov

Housing Affordability · 7 support

Voted yes as the council gave final approval, 5-3, to Bill 9. The law phases out vacation rentals in apartment zones.
December 15, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: mauicounty.us
Seconded a failed amendment to restore a rule for 450 affordable homes in the Wailea 670 project. Then voted no as its zoning changes passed 5-4.
August 13, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: mauicounty.gov
Introduced two water bills the council passed: one bases water demand on real use, and one frees rain tanks up to 30,000 gallons from permits.
January 17, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: mauicounty.us
Published a column backing the plan to phase out vacation rentals in apartment zones to free up homes for residents.
July 1, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: mauicounty.us
Made the motion to override the mayor's veto of a bill keeping workforce homes owner-occupied for good. He voted yes, but the override failed 4-5.
January 27, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: mauicounty.gov
Introduced a bill, now Ordinance 5315, giving longtime county residents priority in affordable-housing lotteries.
October 24, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
Source: mauicounty.us
Led his Affordable Housing Committee in recommending Bill 107, which set new price rules for county-subsidized homes so more locals qualify. The council passed it.
September 27, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
Source: mauicounty.us

Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support

Introduced resolutions asking the state to give state and county workers 12 weeks of paid family leave. The council adopted them unanimously.
September 1, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: mauicounty.us
Introduced Bill 81, which created free bus passes for seniors, students, disabled riders and low-income residents. The council passed it unanimously.
September 1, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: mauicounty.us
Won council backing for his proposal asking the state to let counties set their own minimum wage.
September 20, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: mauicounty.us

Public Infrastructure · 2 support

Led his committee in recommending a law, passed as Bill 52, that requires all county wastewater to meet reuse standards by 2039.
March 12, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: mauicounty.us
Introduced Bill 81, which created free bus passes for seniors, students, disabled riders and low-income residents. The council passed it unanimously.
September 1, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: mauicounty.us

General · 8 records

Voted no on final passage of Bill 88, which created two new hotel zoning districts (H-3 and H-4). It passed 7-2.
June 19, 2026
Source: mauicounty.gov
Voted no on final approval of a Lanai Community Plan change for about 268 acres in Lanai City. It passed 5-4.
April 17, 2025
Source: mauicounty.gov
Introduced a resolution backing striking Maui Health System workers and urging a fair contract. The council adopted it.
March 10, 2023
Source: mauicounty.us
Took over as chair of the council's committee on agriculture, the environment and public transit.
February 25, 2023
Source: mauicounty.us
Voted yes to override the mayor's veto of a bill creating a cultural overlay map with cultural sensitivity ratings for land. The override failed 4-5.
January 27, 2023
Source: mauicounty.gov
Received the Maui Independent's endorsement for re-election to the council.
October 28, 2022
Source: mauiindependent.org
Voted no on a bill banning alcohol in seven Lahaina historic-district parks. He said heavy fines hurt homeless and poor people. It passed 7-1.
February 4, 2022
Source: mauicounty.gov
Became chair of the council's Affordable Housing Committee on his first day in office.
January 2, 2021
Source: mauicounty.us

Maui County Councilmember - Lanai · November 3, 2026 · Maui County, Hawaii · incumbent