'No evidence' of problems with Hawaii health chief

WND ^ | 2/26/11 | Jerome R. Corsi

[FTJM]

There is no evidence that there were problems with the work of Dr. Neal Palafox, who had been chosen by Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie to replace Chiyome Fukino, the woman best known to the rest of the nation as the guardian of Barack Obama's birth certificate.

That's according to an attorney representing Palafox, Brook Hart.

WND reported earlier that the minority leader in Hawaii's state Senate accused Abercrombie of politicizing the health department by nominating, then apparently asking for the resignation, of Palafox.

Sen. Sam Slom, the only Republican in the state Senate, said he is convinced Abercrombie asked Palafox to withdraw because the nominee dismissed two health agency workers who were politically connected.

Slom said he does not believe Palafox was dropped for refusing to allow Abercrombie to search for Obama's birth records, but he also said he's be happy to use the situation "as a shoehorn to get for the public any Obama birth records the Hawaii Department of Health has."

Today, Hart told WND that Palafox has no idea why Abercrombie asked him to withdraw. He said there is no evidence that would prove Abercrombie made his decision in response to the firing of the two employees.

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