“...Hawaii law permits a person with a common ancestor to a person named on a Hawaii birth certificate to receive a copy of that document. “
Why couldn’t Sunahara get a copy of his deceased sister’s long form birth certificate?
He had a common ancestor to her- their mom.
Because he pissed them off and demanded to be present at the copying and they stiffed him.
A former Freeper named Dianna Cotter, user name “Danae” asked nicely and got a copy of her own long form and her deceased father’s before Obama got his.
The statute gives the Director of Health the power to determine what is released.
But one more time, a congressional subpoena or a court order would do the trick.