A quick scan of “Going Rogue,” Sarah Palin’s account of her life and vice presidential adventure, turned up no major shout-outs to Gov. Linda Lingle or many other Republican governors.

Lingle was among several Republican surrogates who stood up for Palin in the national media after her surprise selection as U.S. Sen. John McCain’s running mate before the Republican National Convention last year. Lingle also told Palin’s story in a speech to convention delegates in St. Paul, praising her as “truly authentic.”

Lingle, asked about the former Alaska governor last week during the Republican Governors Association annual conference in Texas, told Politico: "I think she brings a lot of excitement. I think she brings a kind of energy you need in any campaign."

There are a few references to Hawaii in “Going Rogue.” (Forgive us if we missed something, the book has no index.)

On Palin’s college semester in the Islands in 1982, when she briefly attended the University of Hawaii-Hilo and Hawaii Pacific before going to the University of Idaho:

I kicked off college by taking a semester to thaw out; along with Tilly and two other girlfriends, we flew to Hawaii for our freshman year of college.

Our intention was to play basketball there, but we made it to only a few tryouts and then decided we’d better concentrate on our studies ...and the beach.

It turned out that Hawaii was a little too perfect. Perpetual sunshine isn’t necessarily conducive to serious academics for eighteen-year-old Alaska girls. Besides, we were homesick for mountains, cooler seasons, and even snow.

After that first semester, we realized we’d better transfer back to something closer to reality so we could actually earn our degrees.

On her jewelry tastes during the vice presidential campaign:

The campaign had also purchased real pearls for the girls to wear on the night of my speech. After the big night, I made my daughters put them back into the store boxes and hand everything back to the campaign staffers.

We didn’t need fancy jewelry. (Not long after Todd and I married, we bought a $35 wedding band from a street vendor in Hawaii, and it still works!)

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