Hawai'i comments on its new governor

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"I'm so pleased we finally got a woman to take over the reins."

"I think she has the support of the people. That helps. You can be more creative, you can be more daring when you get the support of the voters."

"In the end we all kind of want the same things for our people, but sometimes it's how you get there. We wish her the very best. We really do."

"We need a refreshing look at how we do state government here in Hawai'i. Everybody is anxious to see a different perspective on how it is done."

"I think that she gave a good speech, but I've heard it at least 12 times before. ... I know Linda from before, and I think she's going to do her best to work with everybody and get things done. She's a very committed lady. She'll be a good governor."

"We've been electing the same people for a long time and nothing has really happened."

"I've felt very strongly that choice is important and the people need those choices. I consider Linda Lingle to be the governor of all the people of Hawai'i — Democrats, Republicans, everybody. My hope is that she will be able to deliver the things that she mentioned today."

"What I really loved was the image of bringing back people who have left Hawai'i. I think that's one of the saddest stories in America. You and I know that there's virtually nobody who's left Hawai'i who wouldn't rather be back here if they could get a good job here. So we really have to work on that."

"I think she's a good person, a compassionate person who has Hawai'i's best interest at heart."

"She has an ability to inspire you, to make you feel you can be part of the change."

"As the governor said, we need to work together. She also said we need bipartisan support, and I think the Democrats need to be there."

"She seemed to have a better grasp of things. She answered questions clearly and knowledgeably."

"We've talked a lot over the last four years about what we would do if we had this opportunity and now we have the opportunity. So we're going to put our words into action and do the best job we can."

"There's lots of applause lines in there, but I didn't hear virtually anything that people couldn't say well, fine, let's do that. The question now becomes how do you accomplish that. Everything has a price."