Would Obama do a very high-profile release of a document still in layered format? According to your reasoning, no. But he did it. That’s all that needs to be said about your reasoning.
Regarding how a document is to be certified, read 11-1-2(b) at http://hawaii.gov/health/about/rules/prac_proc.pdf
And read p 19 of the PDF at http://gen.doh.hawaii.gov/sites/har/AdmRules1/8%208A%20B%20VR%20Admin%20Rules.pdf , where it describes the form of the certification.
And I believe there is a federal statute which codifies when one state’s “acts and records” are to be recognized by other states in compliance with the Constitution’s Full Faith and Credit Clause, and it specifically mentions a raised seal.
Last I knew, it was said that the border on the certificates in Hawaii changes every year or two - a security feature that was added after 9-11. If the border is not part of the certificate then please show me some certified COLB’s or long-forms that do not have a border.
Really? I guess we will never have another President from Texas, because Texas law does not require a raised seal to certify squat. Texas Attorney General Opinion No. GA-0404