Possibly so they can embarrass birthers again when they want to by giving Kapiolani permission.
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You could be right above.
But if Obama and Kapiolani Hospital officials wait too long to release Obama's mother's Aug. 4, 1961 records---say, they wait to spring an October 2012 "surprise" like the April surprise when Obama released his long form birth certificate--- the following could happen:
A lot of voters could be so angry with the way Obama and Kapiolani officials played with voters' emotions by waiting so long to release Obama's mother's records, that the voters might turn around and take out their anger on Obama by voting against Obama on election day Nov. 2012.
0bama, maybe, (but I think an equal or greater number of voters see "birthers" akin to truthers at this point). But as I keep posting, Kapiolani has NO CHOICE in the matter. HIPAA forbids hospitals to disclose Protected Health Information without patient permission. Hospitals want signed releases before they will disclose. Blame 0bama, but don't blame Kapiolani for following the law.