According to the previous Republican Administration in Hawaii and the current Democratic administration, Zero’s original long form still exists and is in a bound volume along with other 1961 long forms at the Hawaii Department of Health
NEWS RELEASE
NEIL ABERCROMBIE
GOVERNOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 27, 2011
HAWAI‘I HEALTH DEPARTMENT GRANTS PRESIDENT OBAMA’S REQUEST FOR CERTIFIED COPIES OF ‘LONG FORM’ BIRTH CERTIFICATE
HONOLULU – The Hawai’i State Health Department recently complied with a request by President Barack Obama for certified copies of his original Certificate of Live Birth, which is sometimes referred to in the media as a “long form” birth certificate.
“We hope that issuing certified copies of the original Certificate of Live Birth to President Obama will end the numerous inquiries related to his birth in Hawai’i,” Hawai’i Health Director Loretta Fuddy said. “I have seen the original records filed at the Department of Health and attest to the authenticity of the certified copies the department provided to the President that further prove the fact that he was born in Hawai’i.”
On April 22, 2011, President Obama sent a letter to Director Fuddy, requesting two certified copies of his original Certificate of Live Birth. Also on that day, Judith Corley, the President’s personal attorney, made the same request in writing on behalf of the President. (Letters from President Obama and Ms. Corley are attached).
On April 25, 2011, pursuant to President Obama’s request, Director Fuddy personally witnessed the copying of the original Certificate of Live Birth and attested to the authenticity of the two copies. Dr. Alvin Onaka, the State Registrar, certified the copies.
President Obama authorized Ms. Corley to pick up the documents. On April 25, 2011, Ms. Corley appeared in person at the Hawai’i State Department of Health building in Honolulu, paid the requisite fee, and was given the two certified copies, a response letter from Director Fuddy to President Obama, and a receipt for payment. (Letter from Director Fuddy is attached).
In June 2008, President Obama released his Certification of Live Birth, which is sometimes referred to in the media as a “short form” birth certificate. Both documents are legally sufficient evidence of birth in the State of Hawai’i, and both provide the same fundamental information: President Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawai„i at 7:24 p.m. on August 4, 1961, to mother Stanley Ann Dunham and father Barack Hussein Obama.
In 2001, the Hawai’i State Department of Health began computer-generating vital statistics records. Since then, its longstanding policy and practice has been to issue and provide only the computer-generated Certifications of Live Birth, and to not produce photocopies of actual records to fulfill requests for certified copies of certificates.
Director Fuddy made an exception for President Obama by issuing copies of the original birth certificate. The departmental policy to issue only computer-generated Certifications of Live Birth remains in effect for all birth records that have been computerized. Director Fuddy, in her capacity as Health Director, has the legal authority to approve the process by which copies of birth records are made.
“The exception made in this case to provide President Obama with a copy of his original Certificate of Live Birth was done according to the letter of the law,” Attorney General David Louie said. “Director Fuddy exercised her legal authority in a completely appropriate manner in this unique circumstance. We will continue to maintain the strict confidentiality requirements afforded to vital statistics records, such as birth certificates. These requirements help protect the integrity of the records, and keep us all safe from crimes, such as identity theft.”
Governor Neil Abercrombie stated: “Considering all of the investigations that have been done and the information that has been provided, no rational person can question the President’s citizenship. We have found a way – once again – to confirm what we already knew: the President was born here in Hawai„i. State officials of both parties have verified that President Obama’s birth records show that he was born in Honolulu.
“President Obama’s mother and father were dear friends of mine, and we must respect their memory. It is an insult to the President, his parents and to the Office to suggest that he was not born in Hawai’i. The State of Hawai’i has done everything within our legal ability to disabuse these conspiracy theorists. We granted the President’s request for certified copies of his birth certificate so we can all move on from this unfortunate distraction and focus on the real issues affecting people today.”
http://hawaii.gov/health/vital-records/News_Release_Birth_Certificate_042711.pdf
Notice what they say has been the case since 2001, and what the federal law passed in 1996 said was acceptable. Those two things are very complementary.
“President Obama’s mother and father were dear friends of mine, and we must respect their memory. It is an insult to the President, his parents and to the Office to suggest that he was not born in Hawai’i. The State of Hawai’i has done everything within our legal ability to disabuse these conspiracy theorists. We granted the President’s request for certified copies of his birth certificate so we can all move on from this unfortunate distraction and focus on the real issues affecting people today.”
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April 27, 2011 to June 28, 2011 and KAPIOLANI HOSPITAL: It has been two months since President Obama released his long form birth certificate to great fanfare at a White House press conference on April 27, 2011, but yet Kapiolani Hospital officials have remained CONSPICUOUSLY silent during those two months---and still counting---that is, they have not come out publicly to verify that indeed President Obama was born there on Aug. 4, 1961 as it is stated on President Obama's long form birth certificate. Why is that?
1. DEADLY DAGGER THROGH HEART OF BIRTHER NATION? President Obama and Kapiiolani officials know that they could drive a final deadly dagger through the heart of birther nation today if Obama would only give Kapiolani officials permission to let reporters examine Obama's records for Aug. 4, 1961, but for some unknown reason, President Obama is playing hardball, and he won't allow Kapiolani officials to let reporters examine his records for Aug. 4, 1961, Obama's claimed birth date.
2. Why is President Obama playing hardball?
3. As I understand it, the information in the Kapiolani records would contain the same routine information that is on Obama's long form certificate, because, obviously, Obama's long form birth certificate originated at Kapiolani hospital, if Obama was indeed born at Kapiolani hospital as he claims.
4. So, again, what is the big deal? That is, what is so complicated about President Obama simply giving Kapiolani officials permission today to let reporters examine hospital records that will verify what is already on Obama's long form birth certifcate that Obama gladly released on April 27, 2011?
5. Myself, I believe that the longer President Obama and Kapiolani officials refuse to let reporters examine President Obama's Aug.4. 1961 records, the more VOTES President Obama will LOSE on election day Nov. 2012, because VOTERS will start thinking that President Obama must be hiding something if he won't allow Kapiolani officials to let reporters examine his Aug. 4, 1961 birth records.
6.. OBAMA'S "OCTOBER" SURPRISE? If Obama is waiting to set a trap for birthers by waiting for just the right moment to release his Kapiolani records, then I say that he better not wait too long, because VOTERS might become so angry that Obama waited so long to release his hospital records, that they will take their anger out in the voting booth and VOTE AGAINST President Obama in Nov. 2012.
7. HAWAII AND GOV. ABERCROMBRIE: Why won't President Obama and the governor give reporters permission to examine the original birth certificate, because President Obama has already released a copy of his long form to the public to great fanfare?
8. That is, in his statement above, Gov. Abercrombrie said "It is an insult to the President, his parents and to the Office to suggest that he was not born in Hawaii’i. The State of Hawaii’i has done everything within our legal ability to disabuse these conspiracy theorists", but has Hawaii done everything as it says it has?
9. I say "no", because if President Obama and Gov. Abercrombrie REALLY wanted to do everything in their power to "disabuse those conspiracy theorists", they would allow reporters to examine President Obama's original long form birth certificate to make sure that the long form President Obama showed the public on April 27, 2011 was authentic.
10. But this is the weird action on the part of Hawaii officials like registrar ONAKA: The officials now claim that they cannot let reporters examine the original long form birth certificate because of Hawaii privacy laws! Unbelievable.
11. Huh? Doesn't the phrase "in the public domain" now kick in since President Obama has already released a copy of his long form to the public on April 27, 2011?
12. Myself, I can't help but believe that President Obama and Hawaii officials like Gov. Abercrombie are HIDING something by not allowing reporters to examine an original birth certificate, a copy of which has already been released to the public on April 27, 2011.
13. PRIVACY LAWS? I also believe that President Obama and Hawaii officials like Gov. Abercrombrie are looking like FOOLS by hiding behind privacy laws when President Obama has already released a copy of his long form birth certificate on April 27, 2011.