Members of the audience asked about issues concerning veteran's benefits and the Akaka bill, which is the Native Hawaiian Recognition bill. A question was also asked about the rumor about Hawaii succeeding from the United States. The governor answered by saying that it was just that — a rumor.

It would seem that Governor Lingle has either not been reading Scott Crawford’s blog carefully about “secession,” or that she is overly pessimistic about any chance of “success” in Hawaii, ha ha.