Not that it matters for purposes of addressing Geraghty's concerns, but Flip notes that the posted document is a certification of birth, which is slightly different from a birth certificate. How? I looked at the three documents for my family. Mine says "Certificate of Birth". My wife's says "Certificate of Live Birth", which I guess means that mine could be a certificate of dead birth. My daughter's says "Certificate of Live Birth" as well, and both her's and mine were issued by the same state, Illinois, though decades apart. Do none of those qualify as birth certificates?
I would say that in this Hot Air is full of hot air.
You do not appear to have followed all of the links at hot air explaining why this is a birth certification and not a birth certificate. Check out the
state of Hawaii's page on which there is a distinction listed. Quote: "In order to process your application, DHHL utilizes information that is found only on the original
Certificate of Live Birth, which is either black or green. This is a more complete record of your birth than the
Certification of Live Birth (a computer-generated printout). Submitting the original
Certificate of Live Birth will save you time and money since the computer-generated
Certification requires additional verification by DHHL."