A balanced response to this move could be encased in the quote from Obi Won Kenobi in Star Wars, saying "you're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view." 

There is a truth on both sides of this - from the points of view of Fukumoto and the Republican Party. As for whose "truth" prevails - that of Fukumoto or the Republican Party leaders in Hawaii - only time is going to tell. 

It is apparent though that she is leaving while tossing the lighter into the barn - the Outline Piece Chad cited is very clear on it's focus - that the Republican Party killed a Republican and the party itself is on life support already. Whether we needed that theme thrown into all this as Hawaii citizens, at least it makes for interesting political watching.