The OIP has rules for how requests need to be answered, and the practice for the entire State of Hawaii is that if the agency is unsure what record is being referred to they need to ask for more information before responding. That’s why the request form has the critical items listed on it - so there are critical points of comparison.
If somebody requested a verification for Barack Hussein Obama II and there was only one Barack Hussein Obama II in their file, for instance, they would know which record was being talked about and they would verify the existence of the record and whatever submitted birth facts that matched what was on a valid record.
If there were two Barack Hussein Obama II’s they would have to see if some of the facts submitted made it clear which on was being talked about. If it still wasn’t clear they would have to ask for more information to clarify which record was meant.
But they don’t have 2 Barack Hussein Obama II’s listed in their index so I’m not sure where you’re going with this. There’s only one person Bennett could have been asking about, so whatever submitted information matched a valid record would be verified, and whatever submitted information didn’t match a valid record would be left unverified.
Placemark.