If what Tim Adams (did I get his name right?) said is correct, the DOE officials had some reason to check whether Obama had a valid HI BC. And they knew he didn’t.
That also needs to be investigated.
This scenario would explain why DOE officials knew that, and would answer critics who say that the DOE would only care or know whether Obama had a valid BC if he was a Hawaii VOTER, which he wasn’t.
If the DOE people told Tim Adams that Obama had no valid HI BC based on facts rather than on just common understanding or gossip, then the DOE DID do its own checking on Obama’s documentation, which wouldn’t seem necessary if they only went by the state and national OCON’s.
I just found a law that Obama voted "Yes" for that is somewhat related to this.
"(3) VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS- To meet the requirements of this section, a State shall implement the following procedures:
"(A) Before issuing a driver's license or identification card to a person, the State shall verify, with the issuing agency, the issuance, validity, and completeness of each document required to be presented by the person under paragraph (1) or (2)."
Thus, if Obama presented a birth certificate to document his place of birth in applying for a drivers license or other 'identification card,' that birth certificate must be validated by the issuing agency.