[Vision2020] State Verifies Obama's Birth Certificate

[Chasuk]

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HONOLULU -- The state's Department of Health director on Friday
released a statement verifying the legitimacy of Sen. Barack Obama
birth certificate.

The state has received multiple requests for a copy of Obama's birth
certificate. State law does not allow officials to release the birth
certificate of a person to someone outside of the family.

There were rumors that Obama was born in Kenya, where his father is
from. The Constitution requires that the president be a natural born
citizen of the U.S.

While many sites and news organizations have released copies provided
by the Obama campaign, the rumors have persisted.

"There have been numerous requests for Sen. Barack Hussein Obama's
official birth certificate. State law (Hawai'i Revised Statutes
§338-18) prohibits the release of a certified birth certificate to
persons who do not have a tangible interest in the vital record," DOH
Director Dr. Chiyome Fukino said.

"Therefore, I as Director of Health for the State of Hawai'i, along
with the Registrar of Vital Statistics who has statutory authority to
oversee and maintain these type of vital records, have personally seen
and verified that the Hawai'i State Department of Health has Sen.
Obama's original birth certificate on record in accordance with state
policies and procedures. No state official, including Governor Linda
Lingle, has ever instructed that this vital record be handled in a
manner different from any other vital record in the possession of the
State of Hawai'i," Fukino said.

Multiple lawsuits were filed to try and force Obama to provide proof
of citizenship.