But before looking to the future, let's glance back at the road we've traveled these past two years because that is the source of much of the optimism we are all feeling about the future.

Upon leaving California for Hawaii Linda Lingle divorced him in 1975 but kept the Lingle name. She was the sixth Governor of Hawaii from 2002 until 2010 and the first Republican elected governor of Hawaii since the departure of William F. S.

Linda Lingle (born Linda Cutter; June 4 1953) is an American politician. Prior to her gubernatorial administration Lingle served as Maui County mayor council member and chair of the Hawaii Republican Party.