... state's then Republican governor, Linda Lingle (who appointed Fukino) asked if she could make a public statement in response to claims then circulating on the Internet that Obama was actually born in Kenya.
Before she would do so, Fukino said, she wanted to inspect the files - and did so, taking with her the state official in charge of vital records. She found the original birth record, properly...
... citizenship issue. A few days ago, Linda Lingle signed it into law. You can get a copy of SB2937 by searching at capitol.hawaii.gov, and the meat of the new law is below.
The law is not necessary, won't save any government officials any time (and might even increase their workload), and is a step towards a less accountable government. And, it covers all relevant Hawaii government records, not...
Hawaii governor Linda Lingle is lying about the Obama citizenship issue, rewriting history and pretending that something happened when it didn't. And, she might have broken Hawaiian law.
Speaking on WABC radio on Sunday, she said (link to audio here):
It's been an odd situation... This issue kept coming up so much in the campaign, and again I think it's one of those issues that is simply a...
... claimed that Hawaii governor Linda Lingle verified that Barack Obama was born in her state. At post time, that claim very strongly appears to be false. I've been trying to obtain a clear statement confirming that she never verified that Obama was born there from her office for over a week without success, and this post will be updated if they finally reply. I'm also asking them to contact those...
... She says the Hawaiian governor (Linda Lingle) and other officials have "backed that up". She's lying; see the only statement they've released. That statement doesn't say where Obama was born, nor does it verify that what they have on file matches what's shown on his site.
* She references FactCheck, which is not a credible source. Some of their problems are described at that link, on the main...
... official, including Republican Gov. Linda Lingle, ever instructed that Obama's certificate be handled differently.
She says state law bars release of a certified birth certificate to anyone who does not have a tangible interest.
First, Obama could have been born somewhere else and still have a Hawaii birth certificate; see the provision of their state law linked from here. The AP's first...