That would still require all the steps that you went through. For your Honduras adoption, the new law would have saved you some (but not all) paperwork with INS (or whatever it is called now), but the court proceeding would still be required.
You were wise to get the passport. It's a lot easier than dragging in a pile of paperwork for the driver's license, and job applications, etc. A passport card is even more portable for those things, but you risk running across someone who doesn't know what one is.
And now for a little snark, not aimed at you: A Hawaiian birth certificate? Your daughter could run for president with that.
Agree with all you said. The passports were necessary - we were living and working overseas at the time, which is why we adopted internationally. US adoption agencies we contacted wouldn’t talk to us, since we were living outside their control.
“A Hawaiian birth certificate? Your daughter could run for president with that.”
That gave me a chuckle.
I was going to say something similar, but left it at “(She still has the original, unlike others who shall remain nameless).”