The Hawaiian officials stated that Obama’s birth certificate is on record in Hawaii. Obama has a sister, Maya who was born in Indonesia also has a Hawaiian COLB which is also certainly ‘on record’ in Hawaii. It is a meaningless statement, which brings up the question as to why it was even made.
It's a strawman. It allows them to argue without addressing the argument, counting on the public's vague understanding of the issue. It's been mis-interpreted by a few on this thread, and used as a (bogus) counterpoint.