[DouglasKC]

“Does this mean Obama was born in Hawaii? “Yes,” said Hawaii Health Department spokeswoman Janice Okubo, in both email and telephone interviews with the Tribune. “That’s what Dr. Fukino is saying.” Can you please confirm the accuracy of this statement? Is Dr Fukino categorically stating that Barack Obama was born in Hawaii?

Couldn't have or Dr. Fukino would be violating state law:

State law prohibits the Department of Health from disclosing any information about a Hawaii vital record unless the requestor has a direct and tangible interest in the record.

"Any information" about a vital record would include verifying or telling anyone other than somebody with a tangible interest that Obama was born in Hawaii. It's a violation of law to disclose any information that may be on the birth record.

[dascallie]

PilotDave

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Jan 28th, 2009 - 3:04 PM Re: proof that hawaii never verified the info in obama’s colb!

But wait, there’s more. From the Chicago Trib. Here’s what the HI Health dept.’s official statement is regarding the COLB Doc released by the Obama campaign..

A statement of Health Department spokeswoman Janice Okubo (see Chicago Tribune, 10-31-08). Citing Hawaii state privacy laws, and guidance from the state attorney general, she said she, “was not permitted to confirm the authenticity of the certificate released by the Obama campaign.”

[justiceseeker93]

If the law reads as as you indicated in bold type, I would submit that any American citizen has a direct and tangible interest in the record in this instance because the record will be dispositive in determining whether or not the Constitution is being followed.

I would also suggest that such consideration trumps any interpretation you may wish to give the Hawaii statute, since the US Constitution supercedes state law when there is a conflict.