Posted on 07/28/2009 11:06:05 AM PDT by kellynla
Responding to the growing controversy over the White House's refusal to release President Obama's original long-form birth certificate, Hawaii's director of health issued a statement yesterday about the document in apparent contravention of Hawaiian law.
Dr. Chiyome Fukino declared she has seen the "original birth records" that verify Obama was born in Hawaii and is a "natural-born American citizen," the Honolulu Advertiser reported.
But in two separate telephone interviews with WND, Janice Okubo, the Health Department's public information officer, told WND that Hawaii law prohibited her from commenting on the birth records of any specific person.
Okubo cited Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 338-18, which pertains to "Disclosure of Records."
That section of Hawaii state law states regarding the release of vital statistics records, "The department shall not permit inspection of public health statistics records, or issue a certified copy of any such record or part thereof, unless it is satisfied that the applicant has a direct and tangible interest in the record."
WND asked Okubo last night how Fukino could comment on Obama's particular birth records without violating the statute.
"I'm not a legal authority, and you'd have to talk to someone who is a legal authority," Okubo said. "I don't have that kind of legal expertise." Corsi: Doesn't this seem to be a discrepancy from what you told me earlier today?
In a previous interview, Okubo also refused to answer a direct question from WND about whether Obama's original long-form birth certificate still was on file with the Hawaii DOH, responding: "I cannot comment on any specific vital statistics records belonging to any individual because that is against the law in Hawaii."
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
Last October, she commented on Obama's birth certificate by issuing an official press release that stated she had "personally seen and verified that the Hawaii State Department of Health has Sen. Obama's original birth certificate on record in accordance with state policies and procedures."
So she lied nothing new
hawaii is second only to Illinois in its corruption... why would anyone think that they haven’t been bought with part of the 800 million dollars that the obamanation has spent trying to hide like a coward.
She didn’t speak of Obama’s actual records, so, no law was broken.
They need to get their stories straight. Like Snopes and UPI and Wiki did after WND pointed out that they were claiming Obama had been born at a different hospital than he was now citing.
Exactly....Zero has an army of people lying for him
er—um....that would be 800 THOUSAND dollars not MILLION!
Now that really would be a headline!
Is the HI Director of Health appointed or elected? If appointed, by whom? If elected, which party?
He is responding to the issue very slowly and incrementally using a shotgun approach that does not include him personally addressing the issue.
It will take a court order or tremendous public outcry before we see any documents.
she spoke of what was ON the records..so that meant she saw then and divulged confidential information
Stating that he was born in Hawai’i and that he is a Natural Born citizen is disclosure.
gulp... I never could count!!!! or spell very well... but I do think a lot. :D
He’ll stall and wait but the drums at beating (new signups at FR saying “this makes Republicans look bad!” “Look at this document...”) as well as Gibbs, this Hawaiian official, and all of the essays.
For a team of people who are saying “drop this” they sure are beating the bushes to get people to talk about it.
When asked why the long form isn’t released, Gibbs claimed (erroneously) that even DNA “evidence” wouldn’t convince “birthers”. DNA won’t pinpoint WHERE you were born (unless it was a particularly messy birth scene). That was a duck, not an answer.
Release the form.
If there is a form (not fabricated) then he was born here. But maybe not to the Kenya who is his namesake. Which would mean that there has been a lifelong lie and coverup. Maybe because maybe his real father is a communist. Because I can’t see what is supposed to be so “shocking” about what else could be contained in his long form document. His parents marriage was null and void because Mr. Obama was already married to another woman. That’s known. It wouldn’t be “leaked” by releasing the long form.
Hawaii is second only to Illinois in its corruption? Isn’t that an insult to Louisiana?
Ok, so now does this settle the issue once and for all???
If you HAVE a birth certificate filed with the state then you were born in the state.
Declaring that he is a Natural Born citizen would be disclosure. Although subsequently it’s been established that “anchor babies” are natural born citizens even if their parents aren’t citizens and are even here illegally.
So then Janice, did your medical director say what the paper says she said or not???? After all, you are the public information officer and all statements to the newspaper must go through you. So did she say it and break the law or not????
Settle what issue? That she disclosed information or that he was born here?
Saying she saw the document isn’t proof.
I can present a blockbuster card with my name on it and swear that I have a driver’s license with my picture on it “tucked away”. They still aren’t going to cash my check or trust that I’m 21, etc.
Surely him being born in Hawaii is public knowledge and therefore not disclosure. I’m not legally trained so happy to be proved wrong.
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