“The State of Hawaii says BHO was born there (Hawaii’s Republican governor spoke just before Giuliani at the Republican National Convention, if you will recall), and the state has provided a certificate of live birth.”
Two misstatements in one sentence. Good going. Hawaii has NEVER said that Obama was born there, simply that they have a birth certificate on record. And whether or not the “Certificate of Live Birth” being bandied about is genuine is very much in question and I sincerely doubt that it was ever issued by the State of Hawaii.
It's a Certification of Live Birth". It's an abstract of data from the state's computer database of birth registrations, generated upon request. The "Certificate of Live Birth" is the "long form" birth certificate. It would the mother's signature, the doctor's signature, a hospital "registrar's" signature or for a birth outside of Hawaii, supporting information. There would also be supporting information for an amended certificate or a late filing (more than a year after birth). The most common reason for such an amendment is an adoption, where the adoptive parents' names replace the birth parents' names. But a legal name change will also be applied to the BC. The certification will only show the most recent data.