aren’t county courthouse records public??
According to the article linked to this article here:
http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZTgxZmIwNTg0OWVhMWJkODNmZjI4ZjY4Mjg2OWRmNzI=
“Reporters have asked for it and been denied, and the state of Hawaii does not make such records public.”
No. Due to privacy concerns you generally have to be a member of the family to request a birth certificate. I am sure that is the case for Hawaii.