[Zack Attack]

They blanked out the certificate number so that it wouldn’t be an “official” copy. That would be forgery if it was fake.

I saw commentary on one thread that suggested they blanked out the certificate number because it was "blank", that the certificate was filed but never accepted by the state of Hawaii. I wonder if thats true that cert #'s are only filled in when the certificate is accepted?

[Crystal Cove]

The certificate clearly states that it was issued by the State of Hawaii. Why wouldn’t they accept a certificate that they issued?