Are there any FR folks in Hawaii, who can request their own BC and take the HI govt to court citing the mysterious change in policy when they are refused?
Someone posted a video last week. Undercover. Hawaii. Was $10 to get a long form.
This week Hawaii says they are no longer available.
The Administrative Rules say that the request needs to be in writing, and in order for there to be no question of what exactly is requested it would probably be good to request the whole thing - including the confidential medical portion. The rules use very clear language there, saying that part won’t be released unless specifically requested by someone named on the birth certificate. So a judge would have to totally contradict what is written in order to say that access is forbidden.
Anybody mailing in a request should make sure you mail it with delivery confirmation. Speaking from experience, if you don’t have proof that they got your request they will ignore it forever. Here is what the Administrative Rules say specifically about requesting copies:
“Application for Copies of Vital Records
A. Applications for a copy of a vital record must be made in writing. The applications shall contain the name, address and usual signature of the applicants and must establish their right as provided herein to the information shown on the certificate. As deemed necessary, the Director may require sufficient proof, including but not limited to sworn statements from the applicants, to establish such right.
B. An application must contain sufficient information about the person or event in question to enable a reasonable search of the files to be made. Priority will be given to requests with names, dates and places of event. The state or local registrar may reject any application which is so vague or incomplete that a reasonable search cannot be made.
C. Telephone, telegraphic or verbal requests for certified copies of vital records will not be permitted except when the requestor is known to a staff member of the office. Such requests must be confirmed in writing.”