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Stories about destroyed Hawaii state records get launched into the aether periodically.

CNN story that Hawaii destroyed records proved false
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This from the original story:

....Klein asked CNN researchers to dig into the question of why Obama couldn’t produce the original birth certificate.

The researchers contacted the Hawaii Health Dept. and confirmed that paper documents were discarded in 2001 when the department went paperless. That reportedly includes Pres. Obama’s original birth certificate.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2302403/posts?page=56#56
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CNN wrong once again – birth record not destroyed

Hawaii contradicts network boss’ claim that Obama certificate no longer exists

Directly contradicting CNN chief Jon Klein – who ordered host Lou Dobbs to quit discussing President Obama’s birth certificate – the Hawaii Department of Health affirmed that no paper birth certificates were destroyed when the department moved to electronic record-keeping.

“I am not aware of any birth certificate records that have been destroyed by the department,” Janice Okubo, public information officer for the Hawaii DOH, told WND. “When the department went electronic in 2001, vital records, whether in paper form or any other form, [were] maintained. We don’t destroy records.”

Okubo affirmed that beginning in 2001, all vital records, including birth records, moved to electronic formats.

“Any records that we had in paper or any other form before 2001 are still in file within the department,” she insisted. “We have not destroyed any vital statistics records that we have.”

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=105233
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2302403/posts

OBAMA HOUSE FIRE story came from this blogger. He has a SATIRE tag attached to the story and the story had never been confirmed by another source.
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Obama Birth Certificate Lost to Fire in 1972?
Collin Shepherd
August 7, 2009

Responding to Hawaiian health officials, who confirmed that the President’s ‘long-form’ birth certificate has not been released to the public, President Barack Obama stated this morning that it is impossible for the papers to be released at all.

Through a spokesperson working for the Administration, the President now claims that his original birth certificate was lost in a fire in 1972. At the time, Mr. Obama was living with his grandparents in Honolulu.

“There was a small house fire in which the document was lost,” the spokesperson said. “That is why the President has been unable to comply with requests to release it. While the President understands the concerns of citizens, he hopes that this will put the matter to rest.”

This statement comes at a time when many people, widely known as ‘birthers,’ are questioning the birthplace of our current President. Though the ‘short-form’ birth certificate of Mr. Obama has been released, it has not quelled beliefs that he was born out of the United States, which would make him ineligible to be President.

“In reality, the short-form birth certificate should be enough,” the spokesperson continued. “I mean, not even everyone knows where they have their original certificate. The President is no different.”

According to reports in local newspapers, however, a fire was never reported at the President’s residence in the entirety of 1972. “The fire was small. They never reported it because it didn’t endanger the house.”

It is yet to be seen if this new evidence will end questions over the President’s place of birth. The President could not be reached for comment.

http://jumpinginpools.blogspot.com/2009/08/obama-original-birth-certificate-lost.html