Up for grabs are three OHA at-large seats, as well as seats representing Maui and Oahu.

Thousands of dollars went to support athletic competitions, charitable galas and beauty pageants.

Kalei Akaka and Esther Kia‘aina will face off for the Oahu trustee seat while three incumbents advance with three challengers to November.

Sam King has the most cash on hand in the Oahu race, while Rowena Akana has the most in the at-large contest.

None of the three incumbents — Lei Ahu Isa, Rowena Akana and John Waihee IV — reported spending any money this year and two are in debt.

Created out of the idealism of the 1970s Hawaiian Renaissance, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs has been bogged down by scandal and infighting.

UPDATED: In the middle of a state ethics investigation and other public criticism, Rowena Akana has filed a new lawsuit.

A state audit said Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees used their $22,200 per year personal allowances for questionable purposes.

The state auditor raises questions about whether the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is meeting its fiduciary duty to Native Hawaiians.

OHA was criticized for spending millions of dollars without sufficient oversight and ignoring its own rules.