He is a citizen, but that’s a world away from being a natural born citizen.
And announcements in Hawaiian newspapers were made automatically on processing of a SHORT form birth COLB. They are meaningless - a short form COLB back then in Hawaii didn’t require witnesses, medical staff or a physical baby. They could be created over the counter.
Creating short COLBs for babies born elsewhere was endemic in Hawaii back then. For all I know, it still is.
The short COLB was most likely applied for by Bambo’s grandmother. The prize was either to promote American citizenship - or possibly a legal step in securing custody of the infant divinity.
The COLB may be a Red Herring. I think he has a problem with his return to Hawaii from Indonesia. He was an Indonesian citizen. There are questions about how he regained US citizenship. Indonesia did not allow dual citizenship.
Google up.. Eni Faleomavaega/Obama
He is a citizen, but that’s a world away from being a natural born citizen.
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That’s a distinction many miss, including the first sentence in the article posted. I suspect he is a citizen, but who knows. Maybe not...
Not quite, there were no "short forms" in 1961. There were ways to file a "long form" certificate, some legit, in the sense of being within the law, some not, for someone not born in Hawaii, or the US.
The most popular is probably to file a "home birth". No doctor, no hospital, and a realative or friend of a relative to sign as "witness". It's even possible that a relative could have provided the information, rather than the usual mother, with a "friend" signing as witness.
Reportedly, in '61 they didn't even ask for proof there was a baby, let alone of where the baby was born.