mlo:”The short form version is legal proof in itself. When it says it is prima facie proof of birth, it means that it should be taken at face value unless someone can prove otherwise.”
Then explain why Hawaii maintains the vault copy of the birth certificate. It obviously requires a considerable amount of expense to keep everyone’s vault copy along with the short form. Why do they continue to maintain that record if it is superfluous??
I don't need to explain why people do the things they do. I'm not a state archivist. It's enough to show that this is how it works.