Oh, wow, I just read that again and they are claiming that the birth index is not allowed to be public, when the statutes REQUIRE it to be public. What a crock of bullspit!
Just checking to make sure, this is where it REQUIRES the birth index to be public (338-18, at https://law.justia.com/codes/hawaii/title-19/chapter-338/section-338-18/ ):
“(d) Index data consisting of name and sex of the registrant, type of vital event, and such other data as the director may authorize shall be made available to the public.”
Google’s AI is flat-out lying, even when the records they should be searching would tell them straight-out that they are lying.
When you ask them directly about what you already know, they get it right. When you don’t ask them specifically they make up total baloney:
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AI response: Does HRS 338-18 require the DOH birth index to be publicly available?
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Yes,
HRS ยง 338-18 explicitly states that certain birth index data shall be made available to the public.
While access to full vital statistics records (like a complete birth certificate) is generally restricted to individuals with a “direct and tangible interest,” the statute provides a specific exception for the index data.
Specifically, the law states: “Index data consisting of name and sex of the registrant, type of vital event, and such other data as the director may authorize shall be made available to the public”. This means the DOH is required to provide general index information, but not the full, confidential records themselves, to the general public.
Additionally, vital records that are older than 115 years are open to general inspection. >>>>