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"The director may authorize the release of any information at her discretion. No law is broken when she acts under this statutory authority."

Except the law that forbids releasing birth certificates to third parties. But I finally see what you're getting at. You are upset that Fukino is not stupid enough to abuse her discretion on the one hand and break the law. I guess that MD paid off.

"Right. Those things are protected if there's no public interest in disclosure. The DOH posted an Obama FAQ page, so they've acknowledged there is plenty of public interest."

As usual, you are overinflated with your sense of personal importance. And it also does not appear that you understand what "public interest." means.

The issue is not "no public interest." The issue is whether or not the public interest is so much greater than the privacy interest that the former overrules the latter.

News flash... random Birthers like butterdezillion sending invalid UIPA requests does not constitute a demonstration of a public interest worthy of breaking the law.

Except the law that forbids releasing birth certificates to third parties.

No, actually it doesn't. There are several possible third-parties who can receive a birth certificate. Review HRS 338-18. And again, there's no law that would be broken by Fukino making a full disclosure. She has statutory authority. I've cited the law. Denying it and twisting it doesn't change it.

The issue is whether or not the public interest is so much greater than the privacy interest that the former overrules the latter.

The HI DOH posted an Obama FAQ page at its Web site. How do you reckon that's not to be in response to legitimate public interest?? These documents should be going into the Obama presidential library for historians and scholars to view. Instead, Obama's records will be hidden and buried like Jimmy Hoffa or Osama Bin Laden.

News flash... random Birthers like butterdezillion sending invalid UIPA requests does not constitute a demonstration of a public interest worthy of breaking the law.

The requests are neither random or invalid. Such requests are absolutely within the rights and rationale of the disclosure laws as written. Quit carrying water for a fraud.