[edge919]

The “state archives” comment sounds right to me. Most of the vital records would have been entered in a database and the actual hard copies of records have to be stored somewhere. I doubt they would be onsite at the DOH.

The fishy part is that former director Fukino claimed to have seen an original birth certificate, along with registrar Alvin T. Onaka, Ph.D. Abercrombie obviously cannot show that record to the public and the ledger entry is something he doesn’t want to show either. Let’s keep in mind, he was vowing to show up the so-called birthers by backing up his buddy Obama and now this only came up because a reporter asked him about the status of this mission. Abercrombie sounded very hesitant to talk about it and he carefully parsed how he answered the question. They don’t have jack squat to back up Obama.

[Hotlanta Mike]

The fishy part is that former director Fukino claimed to have seen an original birth certificate, along with registrar Alvin T. Onaka, Ph.D. Abercrombie obviously cannot show that record to the public and the ledger entry is something he doesn’t want to show either. Let’s keep in mind, he was vowing to show up the so-called birthers by backing up his buddy Obama and now this only came up because a reporter asked him about the status of this mission. Abercrombie sounded very hesitant to talk about it and he carefully parsed how he answered the question. They don’t have jack squat to back up Obama.

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And so the excuse for not being able to display it physically is the docs/records must have gotten misplaced when Fukino et al left as the new regime is now coming in.

Or is Jon Klein’s statement going to be the new narrative.

“Last week, CNN’s Lou Dobbs demanded Obama’s original birth certificate. CNN/U.S. President Jon Klein told staffers of Lou Dobbs Tonight that the issue is a “dead” story, Kline told the Los Angeles Times in an interview published Sunday.

In an e-mail, the Times reported, Klein wrote that CNN researchers determined that Obama’s 1961 birth certificate no longer exists because Hawaiian officials had discarded paper documents .”

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-07-27-obama-hawaii_N.htm

[Beckwith]

Statement of Dr. Fukino, Director of the Department of Health on Oct. 31, 2008:

"Therefore, I as Director of Health for the State of Hawai‘i, along with the Registrar of Vital Statistics who has statutory authority to oversee and maintain these type of vital records, have personally seen and verified that the Hawai‘i State Department of Health has Sen. Obama’s original birth certificate on record in accordance with state policies and procedures."