[AmericaUnited]

Now, I tried to ask Vital Records why two different Certifications from their office on the same form would use different language, one “filed” and one “accepted” and I was abruptly put on hold for an unusually long period of time, after which I was told that they could not comment and I was referred to another number, where no one answered.”

BINGO!

[Polarik]

From the Vital Records website: Letters of Verification Letters of verification may be issued in lieu of certified copies (HRS §338-14.3). This document verifies the existence of a birth/death/marriage/divorce certificate on file with the Department of Health and any other information that the applicant provides to be verified relating to the vital event. (For example, that a certain named individual was born on a certain date at a certain place.) The verification process will not, however, disclose information about the vital event contained within the certificate that is unknown to and not provided by the applicant in the request. Letters of verification are requested in similar fashion and using the same request forms as for certified copies. The fee for a letter of verification is $5 per letter. So, is this unstamped and unsigned version of the "Certification of Live Birth" that is posted a "Letter of Verification?" Could it be that anyone can get a "Letter of Verification" if they know they right information to request?? Is there anyone with ten bucks to spare willing to fill out the app for this letter? Here is the link: http://hawaii.gov/health/vital-records/pdf/birth.pdf