"BCBlazysusan" wrote in message
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There is a
difference between a "Certification of Birth" and a "Birth
Certificate." The Certification of Birth has been proved to be bogus,
plain and simple.

1) My own State of California birth certificate has on the masthead
"Certificate of Birth". This is semantics. The actual wording varies from
state to state.

2) From the website of KITV Channel 4, Honolulu

http://www.kitv.com/politics/1786089...s=hon&psp=news

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.

Fukino said she and the registrar of vital statistics, Alvin Onaka, have
personally verified that the health department holds Obama's original birth
certificate.

"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,"
Fukino said.

Fukino said that no state official, including Gov. Linda Lingle, ever
instructed that Obama's certificate be handled differently from any other.

Some Obama critics claim he was not born in the United States.

Multiple lawsuits were filed to try and force Obama to provide proof of
citizenship. Earlier Friday, a southwest Ohio magistrate rejected a
challenge to Obama's U.S. citizenship. Judges in Seattle and Philadelphia
recently dismissed similar suits.