[philman_36]

...the DOH is required to release any document they have that you have a vital interest in...
Wrong, wrong, wrong. Read the sections pertaining to who may ask for and receive the information.
Not just anybody can request the information.

...although neither of us has found an actual mechanism...
Are you saying that the laws on the books aren't the mechanism by which one obtains copies of their own information?
What other mechanism is there? Some form that has to be filled out and sent in?

[allmendream]

Yes, that was exactly what I was thinking. Some government form or FOIA request that would set the wheels in motion.

The mechanism whereby you request proof of birth from Hawaii DOH gets you nothing further than the “short form” computer printout; and I would hope we are in agreement about that - as that is what you get when you pay your $12 and fill out their form.

I included “vital” interest for exactly that reason. Me being ‘interested’ in it is NOT enough. There are people deemed to have a ‘vital interest’ in the document.