I think folks in Hawaii should rethink their law protecting birth certificates to provide a clear exception for those who choose to run for offices that require proof of their U.S. Birth.
They could probably do this at the same time they establish family connection limits, cause we are all related if you go back far enough, and thats not very far at all for most of us.
The “rules” mentioned in HRS 338-18a include a rule that anybody who asks for it can get a non-certified copy of someone’s abbreviated BC (COLB).
That’s probably why Fukino illegally hid those rules until about a year after the election was over. She only finally posted the rules - or even allowed anybody to know whether “Public Health Regulations” Chapter 8b was still in effect - after a lot of pressure by people and I believe Lt Gov Duke Aiona eventually forced her to obey the law.
This whole big “privacy interest” stuff is literal rot. The HDOH is REQUIRED to give a genuine (though non-certified) copy of Obama’s COLB to anybody who asks for it.
The fact that all this was hidden and that EVEN NOW the media will never call out Fukino on her deception regarding this is absolutely stunning to anybody who cares about either the rule of law or the integrity of our media.