Hawaii Ombudsman’s Office: Online research of requesters is acceptable

CAUGHT IN THE ACT: HAWAII HEALTH DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES SANCTION VIOLATING U.S. CODE AND THEIR OWN OPEN RECORDS LAW...Ms. Gotto’s... coriginal request was:
“If amendments are made to a Hawaiian Cert of Birth and a late birth certificate is issued in lieu thereof, is it reasonable to assume it is called a Late Hawaiian Cert of Birth?”...I just want to know what an amended Hawaiian Cert of Birth is called after it is amended. Is it then called a “late birth certificate”, late Hawaiian Certificate of Birth or something else? The amending of Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian birth certificates appear to be different in your DOH Vital Records section.

“From the amendment instructions above for a non-Hawaiian cert of birth, once it is marked up with the changes, does it stay in the file like that or will a new one be issued similar to the late HI BC?: (Dr. Okubo replied) As I understand, any changes to Hawaii vital records are noted on the record. Here’s my point: What Dr. Okubo stated is true for what (appears to be) non -Hawaiian BCs only. The Vital Records Amendment section appears to differentiate how amendments are done to both Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian birth certificates. The amended Hawaiian BC must be cancelled and a “late” birth certificate is issued in lieu thereof. However, that does not appear to be the procedure for non-Hawaiian BCs. They are to be amended on the face of the record, not replaced with a new BC apparently. Therefore, in addition to the question above asking what a “late” cert of birth is officially called after an amendment is this question: are Hawaiian birth certs amended differently from non-Hawaiian birth certs? It reads that way to me. It is clear that the amended Hawaiian BC is replaced with a “late”/new BC. What is not clear is whether the amended/marked-up non-Hawaiian BC stays in the file marked up or is it replaced with a new BC incorporating the changes?

This is a clear violation of Hawaii's Open Records law:

"the Legislature declared it to be the policy of this State to conduct government as openly as possible tempered by the right of the people to privacy as embodied in our State Constitution"

Ken David is in violation of the law and the Hawaiian Ombudsman’s Office is derelect of duty.

Doesn’t make a bit of difference; you’re looking in the wrong place altogether. If you want to see Obama’s birth certificate, try Kenya.

This is just to prove that he was not born in Hawaii. Since his cousin Odinga is quite powerful in Kenya, thanks to a bunch of thuggery, getting that certificate is very problematic.

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