Two candidates are competing for the Maui seat on Hawaii's Office of Hawaiian Affairs board, with housing costs and the Lahaina recovery at the center of the race.

• Incumbent Carmen "Hulu" Lindsey, a trustee since 2012 and a longtime real estate agent, makes affordable housing her top priority so Hawaiian families are not forced to leave the islands.
• Challenger Keeaumoku Kapu, a Lahaina cultural practitioner who has worked on fire recovery for three years, puts health, education, and community-driven rebuilding first.
• OHA's assets are approaching $1 billion, and both want to spend some now on urgent needs while protecting the fund for future generations.
• Both say the state is shortchanging Hawaiians on land trust money — OHA is getting closer to 5% of revenue instead of the 20% owed — and both would accept land as part of any settlement.
• Neither would renew expiring military leases automatically; Kapu wants unused military land and empty military homes returned, pointing to Red Hill and Pohakuloa.

Outlook: Voters decide the seat on November 3, with five of the nine board seats up for election.