HRS §338-13
Getting certified copies of vital records
The health department must give you a certified copy of any certificate it keeps, like a birth or death record, when you ask. The copy counts as the original for official use. Copies can be made in several ways, but other rules may limit who can get them.
everyone
The statute, as written — Certified copies
(a) Subject to the requirements of sections 338-16, 338-17, and 338-18, the department of health shall, upon request, furnish to any applicant a certified copy of any certificate, or the contents of any certificate, or any part thereof. (b) Copies of the contents of any certificate on file in the department, certified by the department shall be considered for all purposes the same as the original, subject to the requirements of sections 338-16, 338-17, and 338-18. (c) Copies may be made by photography, dry copy reproduction, typing, computer printout or other process approved by the director of health.
Sections this one refers to
§338-16 Late and altered birth certificates
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