Dan Johnson

Dan Johnson is the Republican candidate for the Hawaii House of Representatives, District 12, where he faces Democratic incumbent Kyle Yamashita in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] A project manager born and raised on Maui, he ran for the same seat in 2022 and 2024.[1][3]

Johnson was born in Wailuku, Hawaii, and earned an associate degree from the University of Hawaii, Maui, in 2011 and a bachelor's degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2014, according to Ballotpedia.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey he said he has four generations of family on Maui, holds a finance degree, and has worked in project management for about a decade, including as a construction project manager.[3]

Johnson lost the 2022 general election for District 12 to incumbent Kyle Yamashita, receiving 20.5% of the vote, and lost again in 2024 with 27.0%.[1] In his 2026 survey, he said his priorities include reducing the cost of living through state tax adjustments and local homeownership incentives, reducing permitting bureaucracy and property taxes for owner-occupants, and a voucher system in which school funding follows the student.[3] He also called for rules to prevent conflicts of interest in watershed management and for state action on the Upcountry Maui water supply.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.