My guess would be that DeCosta got this copy of her birth certificate at a later time - certainly after Hawaii became a state. Can anyone read the seal information for “date of issuance of this COLB?.”
I am sure that this COLB was issued fairly recently. It is computer generated. If it’s like NYC records the entire text, including section titles, is generated by computer. Still does not explain why the words state registrar appear. If done by program, once the date is entered the program should shift the title from state to territory. An official document should be 100% accurate. A documnt that claims evidence of birth was accepted by the Hawaii state registrar 29 years prior to Hawaiian statehood is not accurate. I’m still open to explanations.
She died in 1963 (well before Hawaii starting giving out the short form), and it was her family that obtained the short form (in 2002?) and posted it on their family genealogy site (since taken down).