HONOLULU � Gov. Linda Lingle is hinting she might seek another elected office sometime after her current term ends later this year.

Lingle has repeatedly said she would not be a candidate in 2010. She is in her second four-year term, and by law cannot run for a third term.
She was asked at a Rotary Club meeting Friday if she would remain involved in government after she leaves the governor�s office. The 56-year-old governor said she expects to continue living in Hawaii.
Later, Lingle told reporters that �it�s possible� she will run for elected office in the future. But she deflected questions about what office she may have her eye on.
She is considered a possible candidate in 2012 for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Democrat Daniel Akaka.