[Danae]

Yep, you are totally right. It’s bs and against the spirit of the law that governs them!

[FTJM]

I called the State of Hawaii and asked for a long form certificate for genealogy purposes and they admitted that they do make exceptions and issue them.

I haven't seen anything in the statutes that allows the State to deny any document because it isn't in electronic form. They seem to rely on a vague interpretation of this:

"(c) Copies may be made by photography, dry copy reproduction, typing, computer printout or other process approved by the director of health."