I didn’t ask to see an amended birth certificate because DOH rules and HRS 338-18 don’t allow me to see that. I did ask for index records for delayed birth certificate, Certificate of Hawaiian Birth, no records, and pending. I was told the only index information they can give me is
Obama II, Barack Hussein, male, birth.
I asked them to fill out a “Notice to Requestor” form showing whether the index data they gave me matched what I had requested, or whether it was being denied. Okubo said she doesn’t have to fill out a NTR.
So she never told me whether my request was being denied or whether the record exists. Nor did she use a Glomar response, which is what she was trying to do. She knew she couldn’t use a Glomar response though, because what I was asking for (the status of the record) is not protected from disclosure.
So basically she refused to respond to the request I made and substituted a request for generic index records and answered that.
That’s the way they operate there. If you’d like to see the e-mails I could get them to you.