It’s possible that’s what she meant. But it’s also possible that she was simply reassuring people that they were not going beyond what Lucas did with the trilogy. It was a respectful answer, as opposed to something like, “oh god no. it has been changed enough.” Making an ST compatible OT or any other sort of changes that are beyond his control. There’s a world of difference between post-Lucas enhancements and actually releasing something that he himself made and once signed off on. If they do release the OOT, after all, they’re surely going to present even that in a pro-Lucas manner whether he likes it or not (and why shouldn’t they? He did a good job, once).
In any case, I think there’s a limit to how much we can read into an awkward ‘on the spot’ question and answer like this, in terms of using it to establish Disney’s official position on the matter.
The thing is, that Kennedy’s statements do not stand alone. When the rumors started up again, Pablo Hidalgo stated on Feb 23:
“As far as I know, there’s only one person who could make this happen and he hasn’t seemed all that interested.”
So, combine that with Kennedy’s “I wouldn’t touch those, are you kidding? :laughs: Those will always remain his.”, and I believe the picture is pretty clear.