Remember the October 2008 statement went out under Okubo. The July 2009 statement was supposedly issued by Fukino but follow-up emails with questions were answered by Okubo. Specifically an e-mail from Okubo claimed the Hawaii AG reviewed the statement prior to its release. The Hawaii AG, in writing, has said they did not.
Okubo is still around. She issued the statement from DOH on the resignation of Palafox. So Okubo is the queen bee of HDOH. She is probably with connected with the powers. As Communication Director and apparently in a merit position she can act as the gatekeeper.
The Fukino July 2009 statement was not live. It was simply ‘released’. It is possible Okubo released it without support of Fukino.
How spokesbabe Okubo keeps her job is as big a mystery as how the pyramids were built. If anyone needs to be investigated, she’s at the top of the list.
The 10-31-08 statement came from Fukino. A note at the bottom of the page indicates that questions or information can be obtained from Okubo. The copy of the statement is here:
http://michaelpatrickleahy.blogspot.com/2008/11/official-statement-of-dr-chiyome-fukino.html
For Immediate Release: October 31, 2008 08-93
STATEMENT BY DR. CHIYOME FUKINO
“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.
“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.
“No state official, including Governor Linda Lingle, has ever instructed that this vital record be handled in a manner different from any other vital record in the possession of the State of Hawai‘i.”