Not for public use, but do you really think they don't have access to the technology?
Do you really the librarian is going to go get the microfilm and make a copy of this page everytime somebody asks for one?
I wouldn't be surprised if they had the page scanned and saved to save wear on the microfilm, since there's such a demand to see it.
Certainly it's more likely than a conspiracy theory.
Have you bothered to read the article I wrote? The Hawaii State Librarian suggested that a researcher get copies from a different library because the HSL’s microfilms are nearly unreadable. If she had the ability to magically make those scratches disappear why would she send somebody to a different library?
You’re trying your darnedest to make this seem like a crazy conspiracy theory but you’re not fooling anybody. It’s painfully obvious that you just don’t want to accept what’s in front of your eyes.