I was afraid it would come down to the adoption records laws. If she DOES find a statute that trumps the law, and the courts agree I will be completely amazed, really (sorry, but they’ve refused access to records even when a person’s LIFE is at stake, when a CHILD’s life is at stake - and I have to admit I’m VERY cynical when it comes to this subject). You’re really looking at a whole other can of worms here...
Having already spent years personally fighting these laws that protect CRIMINALS within adoption, I really hope people will now understand why these laws need to be changed... How incredibly FRUSTRATING and MADDENING this is!
I will say this — another FReeper said that Hawaii’s adoption records laws had changed and adults were now able to access their original certificates. I didn’t have time to verify it at the time, but it would seem that that is NOT the case from the statutes you cited, BP2.
Regardless of my cynicism, and my comments in this post, please know that I continue to pray on this, and I continue to give my support to all those who are fighting to expose this man.
Please see post #441 in response to BP2’s post. I mentioned you, but not by name as I couldn’t remember for sure who I was talking with. :)
From the looks of what BP2 cited as far as statutes I’m not seeing where the laws have changed. Still, I wonder if it’s in another section of Hawaii code?
I can go look at one of the old adoption records sites I used to frequent, but just figured if you know that it definitely was changed recently, you may want to lend your voice to comment on what BP2 has found.
I readily admit that this issue is TOO close to me personally to be non-cynical, and not.... well, I’m searching for a word here, now... I guess what I’m trying to say is that I get a tad bit *itchy when it comes to this whole subject (not Obama’s records, just the adoption records laws... OK, well Obama’s records make me *itchy too, but not quite as bad as these laws in general! LOL).
I just can’t “go there” right now emotionally... Hope you all understand.