[FormerACLUmember]

About the only attention we have seen regarding this issue was the presentation of a “Certificate Of Live Birth” supposedly issued by the State of Hawaii. This proves less than nothing, as first, to look at it you would think that a 12-year old made it on their home computer, and secondly is the fact that a child does not have to be born in Hawaii in order for the state to issue such a document to the child’s parents.

Is this true?

[Red Boots]

Is this true?

Yes. In fact, his sister, maya sotoreo, also has a Hawaiian birth certificate, even tho she was born in Indonesia.

[Danae]

I was born in Hawaii - and yes that is true. Not to mention the fact that if born at “home” then all you needed was a witness signature. He could have been born on the moon and still gotten a COLB in Hawaii.

Yea, I really was born in Honolulu in 1969, and I have my long form Cert. of Birth. Which is actually rather short, not even a full 8x11 page long, maybe 1/3rd of that.

[kellynla]

“Is this true?”

not sure...but we do KNOW that that “Certification of Live Birth” is BOGUS...last I checked, we didn't have Microsoft software in 1961 which is what was used to produce that “document.” LOL

as far as “is the fact that a child does not have to be born in Hawaii in order for the state to issue such a document to the child’s parents.” I just don't know for sure. You'd have to do some more digging...I “think” others have but I don't recall the determination...