Just a brief post on recent events…I was just about to fall asleep when the obvious struck me: Hawaii confirmed through the press that the seal on Obama’s alleged COLB is B.S.
Cathy Takase, Acting Director of the OIP and the attorney who handled my request for the official HDOH seal stated the following to the Honolulu Star Advertiser, on December 25:
“For example, some requests ask the state to provide a copy of the seal used on Obama’s certificate of live birth, said Cathy Takase, an Office of Information Practices attorney. The Health Department has responded by sending a pencil shading of the embossment, rather than the seal, which officials say could be misused for fraudulent purposes.
Takase said many questions about the seal come from one blogger with several aliases.”
Obviously, it’s me (and all my aliases) she’s referring to and I believe the following email that I received from Ms. Takase, on December 14, mentions the “fraudulent use” concern she also referred to:
“I respond to your inquiry generally as follows: I believe that a copy in printed form must be disclosed, but that it is likely that DOH may refuse to provide a blank piece of paper with the actual raised embossed seal under the UIPA’s frustration exception because the embossed seal is used only for the purpose of authenticating official records. Thus, to provide a copy in that form would frustrate DOH’s function of maintaining the integrity of its official records. HRS §92F-13(3). I cannot speak to something that may have been given to the printer to create the actual device used without more information.
Very truly yours,
Cathy L. Takase”
AND D’UH. She says “RAISED embossed seal.” I mean “HELLO?” Could it be more clear??
She wrote this email in response to questions about my supplemental request which I wrote about here.
Ms. Takase’s comment is clear confirmation that the official HDOH seal that I received on December 3, is the one and only official seal and should be found on Obama’s alleged COLB and it should be raised. This is straight from a Hawaii state worker who would know for a fact. This can be corroborated in context of the above email. And the seal found on Obama’s alleged COLB looks nothing like it.
**And, in my opinion, Ms. Takase happens to be very smart, very competent and very professional.**