(KGMB9) – Hawaii’s top health official is trying to stop a rumor about Barack Obama that says he was born in Kenya and therefore isn’t allowed to run for President.
That claim has been spreading online but Hawaii officials say it’s not true.
Obama was born in Honolulu and the proof is at the state Health Department.
To end the controversy, director Dr. Chiyome Fukino says she’s seen the birth certificate herself. She just can’t release it publicly.
After getting numerous requests for it, she explained again Friday, “state law prohibits the release of a certified birth certificate to persons who do not have a tangible interest in the vital record.”
No state official, including Gov. 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.
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