What makes Hawaii's lack of security even more ironic is that Onaka wrote a paper in 2005 called Birth Certificate Integrity: Strengthening National Security. In it he cites Section 7211 of the Intelligence Reform Act of 2004. Here is the part:
purposes that—
(A) at a minimum, shall require certification of the birth certificate by the State or local government custodian of record that issued the certificate, and shall require the use of safety paper or an alternative, equally secure medium, the seal of the issuing custodian of record, and other features designed to prevent tampering, counterfeiting,or otherwise duplicating the birth certificate for fraudulent purposes;
Now according to the Act, Hawaii BC would not be accepted by the Federal government ( whether or not they adhere to that section is another matter ) :
- shall require certification of the birth certificate by the State or local government custodian of record that issued the certificate ( THEY DO THAT )
- shall require the use of safety paper or an alternative, equally secure medium, (THEY DO THAT )
- the seal of the issuing custodian of record, (THEY DO THAT)
- and other features designed to prevent tampering, counterfeiting,or otherwise duplicating the birth certificate for fraudulent purposes; (THEY DON’T DO THAT )
There are no additional security features to prevent tampering. That is what I have always found lacking with Hawaii. ANY certified form I have ever received, be it school transcripts, things from state of local governments, ALL had an additional security feature built in. If you scanned the copy, you would see something like VOID all across the page. Hawaii’s “security paper” doesn’t do that.
It seems pretty ironic that the guy ( Onaka ) writing about security in BC’s has the weakest security of all the states to prevent tampering or counterfeiting.
This seems to be what they use....the cheap stuff...
http://www.securitypaperstore.com/designsecureamp8482-basketw8483.html
“This tamper resistant paper has been used to secure documents for consumers worldwide for over 135 years and offers covert and overt document protection against the threat of forgery and counterfeiting. The unique LaMonte Process used offers a perfect front to back registration of the Basketweave pattern that cannot be matched when photocopied.”
But it probably does not scan perfectly....
Go look at the original COLB from the Fact Check fakes.
The pattern is almost like camouflage in the close ups. It has been mangled through the scanning and printing process.
And the paper is not security paper. It is not like smooth check paper. It is ordinary mill paper. The high resolution photos give it all away.
Here is what they should be using.
http://www.securitypaperstore.com/voidsecureamp8482-basketweave-pattern-g8482.html
“VoidSecure® paper combines the multiple security protection features of Simpson Security Papers’ Basketweave pattern with a unique void pantograph. When photocopied, the words “Void” and “VoidSecure” are clearly visible creating one of the most secure sheets available on the market.
Additional security features include an artificial watermark, a Void stamp that authenticates the document when rubbed with a coin, and a 3D image that can be viewed with a Verilens™ to validate the document.”
Notice how many more features you get in the second type.
Cost - $50 more for the 5000 sheet price. Hawaii does not use the less secure stuff to save cost!
May be the islanders are just dumb and started ordering the wrong product number. Maybe Okubo is just trying to hide her incompetence.
Also people made a big deal of the ‘seal’. A properly done EMBOSSED seal (Hawaii’s is DE-EMBOSSED and simple pin pattern) is SUPPOSED TO NOT COPY. That is the whole purpose of the seal. Its image is not to transfer in the copy and scanning process. That is a step that ‘secures’ the ORIGINAL document.
I have scanned and copied a well embossed BC from another state. It barely, barely picks up in any scan and the entire image does not pick up at all. In most standard setting scans it does not pickup at all. Only under high contrast and high resolution do you get anything. That is how it should work. The fact that you can see Hawaii’s crappy seal in copies and scans shows it bad security feature.