Blaine Kenji BautistaBlaine Bautista, District 2 Hawai‘i County Council candidateBautista, 46, is an IT specialist for the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. Wendy BotelhoWendy Botelho, District 2 Hawai‘i County Council candidateBotelho, 58, is retired from the state of Hawai‘i and currently serves as chief executive officer/president of the Island of Hawaii YMCA. JoNelle FukushimaJoNelle Fukushima, District 2 Hawai‘i County Council candidateFukushima, 57, is a safety director, member of the Hawai‘i County Windward Planning Commission and a small business owner of the Big Island Arakawa Wado Kai Dojo in Hilo. William HalversenBill Halversen, District 2 Hawai‘i County Council candidateHalversen, 68, has been on the Big Island since 2000. Previous Big Island Now election stories:What you need to know about voting in Hawai‘i County for the Aug. 8 primary electionCandidates for Ka‘ū District seat on Hawai‘i County Council talk priorities for rural and remote areaWho is running for Hawai‘i County Council?