Q&A With Neil Abercrombie

Kent Nishimura for Civil Beat

Civil Beat sat down with both the Republican and Democratic governor candidates to capture their perspective on a range of issues and influences. We requested 30-minute one-on-one interviews with each.

• Read James "Duke" Aiona's Q&A.

On the morning of Oct. 10 when we met with former Congressman Neil Abercrombie, the candidate was running late and it turned into a 12-minute-window.

Abercrombie apologized to Civil Beat, saying he had overslept that morning (due to sinus problems) and was also torn over his commitments because Sundays are the day he visits his elderly mother-in-law. A campaign aide explained that traffic was bad that morning, too, delaying Abercrombie's arrival at a campaign stop and shortening his availability before he had to catch a flight to Kauai.

Brief as it was, the interview, done as the candidate was driven between campaign spots in Honolulu, proved fruitful. He touched on the Civil Rights movement, the estate tax, and explained why his support for the military isn't a contradiction.

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