[BigGuy22]

Well, remember what the law says: “A verification shall be considered for all purposes certification that the vital event did occur and that the facts of the event are as stated by the applicant.”

So, even if the applicant requested verification of only the place of birth and nothing else, if the DoH verified it, it would be a self-authenticating document and constitute prima facie evidence that the President was born in Hawaii.

Of course, like any prima facie evidence, it creates only a rebuttable presumption. If you wish to counter it with evidence that he was not born in Hawaii, you're free to do so, but until you do, the presumption holds and he is legally considered to have been born in Hawaii.

[Ray76]

Obama’s lawyers going to Hawaii for the BC was all theater. The “BC” is for public consumption, not legal consumption. Why is that?

[Ray76]

After months of push-back and guff from Hawaii Bennett was cowed into asking for a "verification letter".

Bennett specifically requested, "please verify that the attached copy of the Certificate of Live Birth for Mr. Obama is a true and accurate representation of the original record in your files."

Onaka replied, "I verify that the information in the copy of the Certificate of Live Birth for Mr. Obama that you attached with your request matches the original record in our files"

Onaka refused Bennett's specific request.