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The 16 candidates running to fill Tulsi Gabbard’s vacant Honolulu City Council seat range from an English professor to a Department of Transportation office assistant.

And their financial means are just as varied as their occupations.

Some are business owners, with one candidate reporting a potential gross annual family income of more than $500,000. Others live off of Social Security and pension benefits.

About half own homes, some of which are not located within the confines of District 6.

The district includes parts of Makiki, downtown Honolulu, Liliha, Pauoa Valley, Nuuanu, Papakolea and Kalihi.

Gabbard, who is running to represent Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District, in mid-August she would be resigning from the seat. She reasoned that the early resignation would allow District 6 candidates to run on the Nov. 6 ballot and thus save taxpayers money, seeing that a special mail-in election would cost $150,000.

The candidates’ deadline for turning in their public financial disclosure forms was last Monday. (As of last Wednesday, one candidate — Charles Amsterdam — had yet to hand in his form.)

The is to reveal if the candidates have any financial stakes that could pose conflict-of-interest concerns when it comes to voting on legislation.

The forms ask the candidates to disclose all sources of income — including that from any spouses and dependent children — and allow them to provide value ranges instead of exact dollar amounts. Candidates also had to declare their debt, the worth of any local businesses in which they have interests, the values and locations of any real property they own and any trustee positions they hold.

Civil Beat didn’t adjust candidates’ gross family incomes to include outstanding debt. (Most of the candidates maintain some sort of debt, particularly remaining mortgage payments.)

Current Democratic state Sen. , who lost her bid for re-election to Hawaii’s Legislature, didn’t report any earnings other than her personal income, which was about $46,000 for fiscal year 2012. And while she lives in an apartment in the Nuuanu area, she also owns a Makiki unit valued between $200,000 and $300,000, according to her disclosure form.

Fukunaga is also on the advisory board of the .

Former Republican state Rep. Sam Aiona each year brings in a gross family income of at least $164,000 and as much as $285,000, according to his disclosure form. (Civil Beat calculated gross family income by adding up the incomes of each family member.)

As the owner of Kona Paradise Candies, Aiona reported an annual personal income of between $100,000 and $149,000. And depending on where its revenue falls within the given ranges, the company itself makes as much as $50,000 each year. His wife, a public school special education teacher, makes between $55,000 and $78,000 annually.

Aiona has branded himself as the race’s anti-rail candidate. He is also the Vice Chair of in Hilo and a Board Member of the Friends of the Missing Child Center.

Jojo Mizuno, wife of Democratic state Rep. John Mizuno, reported a gross family income of roughly $101,000. Mrs. Mizuno is an office manager in the state House of Representatives.

The couple declared no other assets.

Former Council Chairman Jon Yoshimura reported an annual family income of between $125,000 and $250,000.

Yoshimura made between $50,000 and $99,999 as Sen. Daniel Akaka’s communication’s director between January and October of last year. He also made between $25,000 and $49,999 as government affairs director for . His wife is a legal assistant at Shinjyu Global IP.

Yoshimura and his wife own a property somewhere along Ward Avenue. Unlike the vast majority of the District 6 candidates, the Yoshimuras reported no debt.

Aaron Rutledge likely makes more money than any of his opponents, reporting a gross family income as high as $535,000, depending on where the family’s earnings fall on the given ranges. Rutledge is the vice president of Star-Beachboys, Inc., a position that earns him between $400,000 and $499,999 each year. Star-Beachboys operates numerous beach concession stands.

His wife earns between $10,000 and $24,999 each year as Star-Beachboys’ administrative assistant and his son or daughter makes between $1,000 and $9,999 each year as a company cashier.

Rutledge owns 20 percent of Star-Beachboys — an interest valued between $100,000 and $149,999 each year. As it happens, Rutledge and his father, Anthony Rutledge, back in 2005 to charges related to false tax returns for Star-Beachboys. Anthony Rutledge was a well-known local labor leader.

Rutledge also owns a home in the Nuuanu area valued at more than $1 million.

Other Candidates

Here’s an overview of the other candidates’ financial disclosures:

James Brewer

• Family income: $37,000-$95,000

• Sources of personal income: Social Security & Veterans Affairs Disability Compensation

• Sources of spouse’s income: Social Security & Hawaii State Pension

• Trustee position: Co-chair, Ad hoc Oahu Organizing Committee for the Green Party of Hawaii

• Real property value (location): $200,000-$299,999 (Makiki)

Ryan Kapuniai

• Income: $2,000-$20,000

• Sources of income: Central Pacific College & Hawaii Pacific University (English professor)

• Trustee position: President, Right to Marry Legal Defense Fund

Steven Miller

• Family income: $50,000-$100,000

• Source of personal income: Denwa (telephone systems sales & maintenance)

• Source of spouse’s income: Hilton Grand Vacations (executive assistant)

• Business ownership (interest percentage/value): Denwa Hawaii (100%/$25,000-$49,999)

• Trustee position: President, Crown Thurston Aoao

Kevin Nakasato

• Family income: $101,000-$210,000

• Sources of personal income: Noguchi & Associates (insurance account executive) & Advantage Insurance Services (insurance agent)

• Source of spouse’s income: Dr. Joanne Le, DDS (dental hygienist)

• Real property value (location): $700,000-$799,999 (Pauoa)

Inam Rahman

• Income: $150,000-$199,999

• Source of income: Inam Rahman Medicine (president physician)

• Real property value (location): $350,000 (Waipahu) & $700,000 (Kaneohe)

Chu Lan Shubert-Kwock

• Income: $65,000

• Source of income: ABC Mortgage (owner, loans operator) & Chu Lan Property (principal broker, sales & management)

• Business ownership (interest percentage/value): ABC Mortgage (100%/$50,000) & Chu Lan Properties (100%/$25,000)

• Trustee positions: President, Chinatown Business & Community Association & Vice President, U.S. China Friendship

• Real property value: $469,200

Christopher Smith

• Income: $20,000

• Source of income: Walmart (inventory management systems)

Jason Suapaia

• Family income: $161,000-$335,000

• Sources of personal income: Pacific Focus Inc. (president) & A Joel Criz & Associates (property rental)

• Sources of spouse’s income: Queen’s Medical Center (nurse) & Hawaii Pacific University (adjunct professor)

• Business ownership (interest percentage/value): Pacific Focus Inc (25%/$25,000-$49,999)

• Trustee positions: Board President, Film & Video Association of Hawaii & Chair, Ohina The Short Film Showcase

• Real property values: $150,000-$199,999 & $150,000-$199,999

Robert Vieira

• Family income: $311,000

• Sources of personal income: Retirement pension/Social Security & Bob Vieira Realty LLC (principal broker, owner, realtor)

• Sources of spouse’s income: Queen’s Medical Center (nurse)

• Source of joint income: Single family rental, Olomana subdivision (landlords)

• Business ownership (interest percentage/value): Bob Vieira Realty (100%, $100,000)

• Real property values (locations): $1.2 million (Pauoa) & $725,000 (Maunawili)

Arvid Youngquist

• Family income: $47,000-$120,000

• Sources of personal income: Hawaii Department of Transportation (office assistant) & Office of Personnel Management (caregiver)

• Sources of spouse’s income: Social Security & Hawaii State Pension