Obama's Birth Certificate Verified By Hawaii Officials
Health Department Receives Multiple Requests For Copies
POSTED: Saturday, November 1, 2008
UPDATED: 7:16 pm CDT November 1,
2008
HONOLULU -- Hawaii's state's Department of Health director on Friday released a statement verifying the legitimacy of Sen. Barack Obama birth certificate, KITV reported.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.State officials said Saturday they 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.Multiple lawsuits were filed in several states to try and force Obama to provide proof of citizenship.
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