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Well, Bennett did say that HI told him they would tell him how to reword his request. I believe that meant the requested info list needed to be reworded, and NOT the authority that he (as SOS has) needed to “prove” so HI could comply.

Alvin Onaka giving testimony in front of a future grand jury.

Prosecutor: in 2012, when you verified Obama's vital records, why did you omit the words that it was "a true and accurate representation" of Obama's vital records when the Arizona Secretary of State asked you to do so?

Onaka: the Hawaiian Attorney General's office on behalf of the DoH negotiated with Mr. Bennett to accept different wording for the verification, so we did not have to meet the 'true and accurate' document standard.

Prosecutor: why would the state of Hawaii need to negotiate with Mr. Bennett if Obama's vital state records are nothing but and only true and accurate?

Onaka: you'll have to asked the Hawaiian attorney general's office for clarification...

Prosecutor: Mr. Onaka, do you believe that Obama's Hawaiian vital records are true and accurate?

Onaka: I am exercising my 5th amendment constitutional rights. I refuse to answer on the grounds that answering the question may incriminate me.