[dsc]

“PDF created from the document sent from HI is far simpler.”

Hawaii forging a BC then certifying it is much more likely.

[palmer]

Hawaii forging a BC then certifying it is much more likely.

That's the only real possibility for outright forgery. But the layering is still a WH creation because HI sent a paper document to the WH, not electronic. Thus the WH scanned the paper and created layers to mess with birthers.