To the best of my knowledge no Hawaiian official has said anything more than the long form B.C. is valid. None has ever said that it proved that Obama was born in Hawaii.
Here’s what state of Hawaii said:
http://www.kitv.com/politics/17860890/detail.html
“There have been numerous requests for Sen. Barack Hussein Obama’s official birth certificate. State law (Hawai‘i Revised Statutes §338-18) prohibits the release of a certified birth certificate to persons who do not have a tangible interest in the vital record,” DOH Director Dr. Chiyome Fukino said.
Fukino said she and the registrar of vital statistics, Alvin Onaka, have personally verified that the health department holds Obama’s original birth certificate.
“Therefore, I as Director of Health for the State of Hawai‘i, along with the Registrar of Vital Statistics who has statutory authority to oversee and maintain these type of vital records, have personally seen and verified that the Hawai‘i State Department of Health has Sen. Obama’s original birth certificate on record in accordance with state policies and procedures,” Fukino said.
Fukino said that no state official, including Gov. Linda Lingle, ever instructed that Obama’s certificate be handled differently from any other.
To the best of my knowledge no Hawaiian official has said anything more than the long form B.C. is valid. None has ever said that it proved that Obama was born in Hawaii.
This would all go away if O would simply allow Dept of Hawaii to allow interested parties to view the certificate.
For Pete’s sake, what kind of adult doesn’t have at least one legal copy of his birth certificate somewhere at close at hand ... I needed one 18 months or so ago, ordered it on line and the state of Hawaii sent it quite promptly.